Just started and really looking forward to sharing my experience and learn from my new colleagues. 

Evolved into a technical leadership role, helping modernize development processes and improve team performance through experience gained from previous positions.

Responsibilities & Experience:

- Led development of subsidy platform for Rotterdam municipality's Scholingsvoucher010 program, enabling residents to access up to €2,500 in training subsidies to improve their labor market position
- Managed to deliver the project to production within 6 months despite initial delays, working closely with the development team
- Significantly improved De Leerrekening platform - an individual learning account system that enables employees to manage personal development budgets provided by employers and CAO agreements
- Applied multiple design patterns to enhance code architecture and maintainability, while strengthening platform security through comprehensive reviews and implementations
- Contributed extensively to product management by writing user stories and collaborating on new features and improvements
- Developed and implemented REST APIs to support platform functionality and integrated multiple HR and salary administration systems for seamless data flow
- Resolved critical data structure issues that were impacting platform performance and reliability
- Took high-level ownership of project responsibilities, consistently focusing on achieving the best possible outcomes within available time constraints
- Mentored junior and mid-level developers, helping them improve their technical skills and find their direction within the development team
- Actively identified and implemented improvements in both team processes and product development, streamlining development workflows and enhancing overall team culture

Technologies:

Laravel, PHP, Node.js, Vue.js, REST API, SAML authentication, OAuth2

Focused on developing and maintaining high-traffic e-commerce platforms, working with Magento 2 and modern web technologies in a collaborative development environment.

Responsibilities & Experience:

- Developed and maintained high-traffic e-commerce platforms using Magento 2, ensuring stable performance under heavy load
- Collaborated with product managers to design and deliver new features, translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Contributed to code reviews and provided guidance to junior developers as part of our development team
- Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks across both frontend and backend systems
- Discovered and reported 2 critical security vulnerabilities to Magento, contributing to the broader community's security
- Explored and supported implementation of new technologies, including headless frontend architectures with React
- Worked on bug fixes and performance optimizations to improve overall platform stability
Participated in technology evaluation and adoption decisions for modernizing our development stack

Technologies:

Magento 2, PHP, Symfony, Knockout.js, JavaScript, React, MySQL, Docker, Git

Started as a UX designer when the company created this role after our initial meeting, and gradually developed into backend technologies while working in agile teams of 6-9 people.

Responsibilities & Experience:

- Worked directly with clients throughout design and development processes, focusing on solutions that would serve them well long-term rather than quick fixes
- Contributed to code reviews and provided feedback to junior and mid-level developers as part of our collaborative development process
- Developed across the full stack, starting with frontend work and moving toward Laravel backend development while becoming a Drupal expert and maintaining Vue.js and modern tooling skills
- Actively contributed to Drupal modules and attended multiple Drupal community events, staying engaged with the broader development community
- Obtained Scrum Master certification and attended multiple Scrum-focused workshops, actively supporting our Scrum Master by identifying impediments and implementing process changes to resolve them
- Built accessible web applications using Drupal 7/8 and Laravel, ensuring WCAG compliance and performance optimization
- Worked on diverse projects including governmental platforms (Leer-Rijk), educational institutions (University of Tilburg), alumni network (Nyenrode), publishing (Uitgeverij Zwijsen), and healthcare (mental health assessment platform)
- Created a time-tracking dashboard as a side project to analyze hours spent on tickets, providing insights into time allocation versus delivered value to help optimize our development approach
- Maintained build processes using Grunt/Gulp/Webpack and worked with TWIG templating

Technologies:

Laravel, PHP, Drupal 7/8, Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, TWIG, Webpack, accessibility standards