About
Passionate and studious full-stack developer with a strong focus on simplicity and efficiency. I've worked in various domains and organization structures, ranging from start-up SaaS-applications to large enterprise systems. Learning and exploring new concepts gives me energy, which has led me to a vast array of skills and experiences. My core philosophy in software engineering/delivery is to keep it simple, while maintaining high quality. My key guidelines are:
- A strong CI/CD pipeline (striving for Elite DORA metrics)
- Transparent, honest and quick communication.
- Continuously iterating and improving the workflow of the team
- Challenge and discuss implementation decisions when they don't feel intuitive
- Short delivery loops with user-focussed testing (find out what works)
- Keep the code scalable, but don't over-optimize too soon
In my free time, I enjoy making music, working out, hanging out with friends and family, and learning new things.
Experience
Nela / Truqu
Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands
DevOps Tech Lead
Full-time
January 2024 - Present (1 year 11 months)
Description
Creating an AI-powered SaaS application for performance management from scratch + maintaining a legacy system
Key learnings
- How to successfully build a SaaS application from scratch with a small team and limited time
- Using AI as a tool for developing efficiency
- Building AI-features
AIDockerGitGitHub ActionsNext.jsNxPostgreSQLPosthogReactScrumVercelDevOps Engineer
Transitioning from part-time to full-time
May 2022 - January 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Description
Migrating a legacy performance management SaaS application to a modern architecture, whilst delivering new features
Key learnings
- The importance of "using the right tool for the right job" (e.g. the impact of technical decisions)
- The pro's and cons of migrating versus building new
AngularAzureAzure DevOpsDockerElmErlangGitGitHub ActionsNestJSNgRxNxOperations managementPostgreSQLPythonScrum
RightBrains
Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands
Lead DevOps Engineer
0.2 FTE
December 2021 - April 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Description
Maintaining and developing on a social platform for women in tech
Key learnings
- Requirements gathering and implementation
- Stakeholder management
- Time management
AngularAzureAzure DevOpsDockerDotNetGitKanbanNgRxNxPostgreSQL
Energiedirect.nl
Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Software Engineer
0.8 FTE
September 2021 - July 2022 (10 months)
Description
Building the Customer Acquisition flow + building frontend components and integrating them into SiteCore (Headless CMS)
Key learnings
- Experiencing working in a large enterprise company with many dependencies and a complex architecture
- The importance of communication and collaboration
AWSAngularDockerGitNestJSNgRxNxSAFeSiteCore
Hostnet
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Software Engineer
0.4 FTE
February 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 3 months)
Description
Full-stack software engineer for the e-commerce team
Key learnings
- Learning more about UX/UI best practices
AngularGitJavaPHPScrumSoftware Engineer
Full-time
January 2018 - September 2018 (8 months)
Description
Full-stack software engineer for the e-commerce team
Key learnings
- First steps in software engineering
- The practical application of Scrum
AngularGitJavaPHPScrum
Education
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Master of Science in Computer Science
2019 - 2021
Specializing in Algorithmic Data Analysis with a specialization in Visual Analytics
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2014 - 2018
Specialising in Gametechnologie with a minor in Mathematics
Skills
Publications
PSEUDo: Interactive Pattern Search in Multivariate Time Series with Locality-Sensitive Hashing and Relevance Feedback
Master thesis project/paper which proposes a new sub-linear algorithm for finding and exploring patterns in multivariate time series data.