Nico Bachner

Nico Bachner

Full Stack Developer in Luxembourg ⮂ Sydney

About

I'm a University Student, a self-taught Web Developer, and a technical-minded Entrepreneur.

I have a passion for building for the web, whether it be designing delightful micro-interactions or architecting complex web applications. I work on various passion projects in order to continuously learn more about both Software Development and User Interface Design in a more real-world context.

I'm also a native speaker of five languages: English, German, French, Danish and Luxembourgish.

I'm an ex-elite alpine skier and love spending time in the mountains, whether it be hiking, mountain biking, or backcountry skiing. I also play orchestral percussion and piano, and have spent many years learning musical theory.

Education

2023 — Now
Sydney, Australia

Favourite Subjects: Algorithms & Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics

2021 — 2022
Copenhagen, Denmark

Favourite Subjects: Interaction Design, UI Design

2019 — 2021
IB Diploma Program at Athénée du Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Favourite Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Economics

Work Experience

2024 — 2024
Luxembourg
  • Worked with EU sustainable finance regulations (SFDR & Taxonomy) to identify eligible candidates for the 2024 cohort of fund managers to be accelerated

  • Facilitated the migration to a new company email infrastructure setup amidst a company rebranding

2021 — 2023
Co-founder at Thirsty
Copenhagen, Denmark

Thirsty is a digital platform helping people choose what to drink and how to make it at home.

Venture Cup Denmark Finalist 2022 & 2023

Link to beta: beta.thirsty.fyi

Tech Stack: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Vercel

2021 — 2022
Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Worked on the redesign of a production site in collaboration with a UI designer.

  • Brought about significant improvements in performance and accessibility.

Link to site: make.dk/conversations/

Tech stack: Next.js, React, CSS Modules, Vercel

Certifications

2021

Awarded the highest level of language proficiency in German available in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), corresponding to the level of a native speaker or better.

2020

Completed the 2nd year of the Luxembourg Tech School curriculum. Topics covered:

  • Robotics (Programming drones and robots using C++ & Arduino)
  • AI & ML (Deep Learning using Python & TensorFlow + Chatbot basics)
  • AI Art (Image Generation using GANs)
2019

Completed the 1st year of the Luxembourg Tech School curriculum. Topics covered:

  • Game Dev (3D Design using Blender + Development using C# & Unity)
  • Big Data (Data Visualisation & Data Storytelling using Python)
  • FinTech (incl. Blockchain & InfoSec)

Volunteering

2020 — 2021
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Founded a Luxembourgish non-profit whose mission is to help primary school children adversely affected by COVID-19 with their studies.

Worked in close collaboration with Caritas Luxembourg to provide quality academic support to struggling students.

Side Projects

2021

The Vercel theme for Slidev

I reverse-engineered parts of Vercel's design system to create a community theme for Slidev, a presentation creation tool.

Tech Stack: Markdown, Vue.js, Slidev

2020

A command line interface to generate PDFs from scientific papers written in Markdown

Tech Stack: Shellscript (sh & ksh), Pandoc, MacTeX (a LaTeX compiler)

Contact

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