Moin moin I'm from Hamburg originally where moin moin is a casual way to say hello.

Even though it sounds similar to good morning, it can be used at any time of day. , I'm Niko ...

... a Tech Educator & Software Engineer who loves learning and sharing knowledge!

I was employee #3 at Prisma, where I spent almost 9 years teaching developers about ORMs and databases. In that time, I led dozens of product launches, wrote several articles that ended up on the HN frontpage, spoke at multiple conferences, and transitioned through various manager and IC roles (ending my tenure as a Staff Developer Advocate).

I left Prisma in October 2025. Since then, I've gotten back into building (currently focusing on learnchess.ai), contributed to the LiveStore documentation, explored AI technologies, and expanded my volunteering work teaching in schools and other organizations.

I'm available for freelance work. If you have an audience to educate or other needs you think I could help with, feel free to reach out.