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Veteran Coder, Modern Delivery: The Hunt for the Perfect Technical TPM Role
By Marius on July 5th, 2026
️ This is me …
I have worked for the better part of 46 years, starting in 1980 as an administrative clerk at an insurance company. That lasted about a year, since I was just bored and done with the day’s work by 9 am.
I started my career in software development in 1981 and continued until about 1997. Started as a developer and ended as a Development Manager, or what is more commonly known as an Engineering Manager these days. Even after 1997, till today, I still keep my hands dirty doing some coding, albeit with the help of AI these days. The languages I used are varied and include APL, C, C##, Pascal, Fortran, Python, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Rust these days.
Just before the year 2000, I moved into Project Management as the Project Manager for the year 2000 project. Since then, I have had various stints as Project Manager at Technical and Senior levels, Program Manager, also at Technical and Senior levels. In some of these roles, I also acted as Scrum Master. I have worked for major companies from around the world.
For the last 5 years, I have worked remotely with distributed teams from Mexico in the west to Japan and Australia in the east and most countries in between. This period was Bitcoin- and crypto-related, with deep dives into Bitcoin, wallets and blockchain.
As can be imagined, having a career that spans more than 4 decades, I have the experience and knowledge to tackle and deliver very complex projects.
Below is where I see myself in either a consulting or a full-time contractor role.
Location / Timezone
100% Remote – I live in a small coastal town in the Western Cape of South Africa, about 90 km north of Cape Town.
I am in the South African Standard Timezone (SAST), which is UTC+2.
All of Europe, the UK, Ireland and Africa are in a similar time zone.
I am reasonably flexible, so even the USA East Coast, the Middle East and India will be considered. In other words, UTC-4 to UTC+6.
Profession
Not in any particular order, but the following roles in the Project Management profession:
Technical Program Manager
Technical Project Manager
Scrum Master
Delivery Manager
I have a software development background, hence the technical roles.
Industry
The top of the list is Bitcoin-related companies
Then, and this is new, AI-related companies
Fintech and, in particular, payment-related companies
Companies
Bitcoin or crypto-related:
BlockStream
Block, Square
Moneybadger
Strike
Tether
Ledger, Trezor
Moonpay
Cardano ecosystem, i.e., IOG, Cardano Foundation, Emurgo, Vacuumlabs
AI or Software Development
Kilo Code
Zed
JetBrains
Obsidian System
OpenAI
Anthropic
Other
Yoco
References
Resumé/CV: Link
LinkedIn: Link
GitHub: Link
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