Marco Hillger

I build systems that connect production with e-commerce.

Featured Project

11 years. One system. Built from scratch.

From 2013 to 2024, I founded and led SeoFood - an e-commerce company with entirely self-developed infrastructure.

Custom e-commerce platform with live preview for personalized engravings. Customers see exactly what they'll get in real-time – a configurator no standard shop could provide.

Vue.js, Laravel, MySQL

Custom warehouse management system for inventory control, stock management, and order processing with real-time synchronization to the shop.

Laravel, MySQL, REST APIs

Automatic control of laser and CNC engraving machines via PDF generation and printer drivers. Event-based system for real-time order processing.

PHP, PDF Generation, Event-driven

System Architecture

ShopLaravel + Vue.js

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REST APIJSON / Webhooks

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WawiFoodLaravel + MySQL

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PDFDruckertreiber

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Engraving MachinesLaser / CNC

Highlights

▸ Docker infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines on AWS
▸ Real-time event processing for immediate order handling
▸ Scalable architecture for growing order volume

Experience

2024

valuemedia ecommerce GmbH

Software Engineer

2024 - present

E-commerce systems with Shopify, TypeScript frontend, REST APIs for order management.

2013

SeoFood UG

Founder & Lead Developer

2013 - 2024

Founded and led an e-commerce company. Developed all technical systems.

2006

finanzen Group

Senior Developer

2006 - 2013

Web applications in the finance sector, backend development, API design and integration.

Education

Bachelor of Arts – Information and Communication Management

SRH University Berlin

2003 – 2006

Languages

GermanNative

EnglishBusiness fluent

Tech Stack

Frontend

TypeScriptJavaScriptVue.jsHTMLCSS

Backend

LaravelPHPNode.jsMySQLSQL

APIs

RESTGraphQLWebhooksEvent-driven

DevOps

DockerCI/CDAWSGitLinux

E-Commerce

ShopifyCustom Shopsysteme

Private

Interests

Smart Home & Home Automation

Building a fully automated smart home with Home Assistant. Connecting sensors, actuators, and services into intelligent automations for lighting, heating, security, and energy management.

Home Assistant, MQTT, Zigbee, ESPHome, Node-RED

Networking & Security

Built complete home network with UniFi infrastructure. Segmentation with VLANs, separate networks for guests and IoT devices, firewall rules for maximum security.

UniFi, VLANs, Firewall, Network Segmentation

Artificial Intelligence

Fascinated by the development of LLMs and their practical applications. Experimenting with various models, prompt engineering, and integrating AI tools into development workflows.

Claude, GPT, Ollama, Prompt Engineering

Travel

Discovering new cultures, places, and especially cuisines. Local food is often the highlight of every trip.

Europe, USA, Culinary