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Marcus SchiesserMS

Marcus Schiesser

AI Engineer

€800/day
Frankfurt am Main, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Marcus

I turn AI models into real, usable systems.

I’ve led teams building AI-driven platforms, maintained and shaped the TypeScript version of LlamaIndex, and opened two development offices in Taiwan with 10+ engineers each.

I’m a top 1% GitHub TypeScript contributor, with sustained open-source impact across production libraries and developer tooling.

My work blends AI integration, full-stack architecture, and developer experience — from backend APIs to open-source SDKs.
I’m passionate about mentoring engineers and designing scalable systems that make AI practical.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • LlamaIndex
    AI Engineer
    June 2023 - February 2026 (2 years and 8 months)
    San Francisco, United States
    - Core Developer of the RAG/Agent framework LlamaIndexTS
    - Full-Stack Development of LlamaCloud (world’s most accurate agentic OCR and document-specific AI workflows, powering complete enterprise automation)
    artificial intelligence Python Typescript RAG
  • Knowledge Foundation @ Reutlingen University
    University Lecturer
    April 2021 - May 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
    Teaching backend development module of Professional Software Engineering (M.Sc.) to graduate students
  • Zeppelin Group
    Splunk Specialist
    November 2021 - June 2023 (1 year and 7 months)
    Munich, Germany
    • Built multiple customer-facing data applications using an innovative cloud native architecture including Splunk Enterprise on Kubernetes
    • Improved Kubernetes support of Splunk's deep-learning solution DSDL

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Education

  • Deep Learning Specialization Sequence Models Structuring Machine Learning Projects Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis
    Deep Learning Specialization Sequence Models Structuring Machine Learning Projects Python and Statistics for Financial Analysis
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
    ESB Business School, Reutlingen University
    2006
    Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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