Maximilian Schwarzmuller is a professional web developer and bestselling online course instructor. Having learned to build websites and web user interfaces the hard way with just HTML, CSS, and (old-school) JavaScript, he embraced modern frontend frameworks and libraries like Angular and React right from the start.
Having the perspective of a self-taught freelancer, Maximilian started teaching web development professionally in 2015. On Udemy, he is now one of the most popular and biggest online instructors, teaching more than 2 million students worldwide. Students can become developers by exploring more than 40 courses, most of those courses being bestsellers in their respective categories. In 2017, together with a friend, Maximilian also founded Academind to deliver even more and better courses to even more students. For example, Academind's "React – The Complete Guide" course is the bestselling React course on the Udemy platform, reaching more than 500,000 students.
Besides helping students from all over the world as an online instructor, Maximilian has never stopped working as a web developer. He still loves exploring and mastering new technologies, building exciting digital products, and sharing his knowledge with fellow developers. He's driven by his passion for good code and engaging websites and apps. Beyond web development, Maximilian also works as a mobile app developer and cloud expert. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional" certification.
Apart from his courses on Udemy, Maximilian also publishes free tutorial videos on Academind's YouTube channel and articles.
