Based in the Netherlands. Working worldwide.
Hands-on Lead Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience turning complex product needs into dependable SaaS platforms, clear technical direction, and momentum for growing teams.
Selected work
I like the point where a useful product, thoughtful architecture, and an ambitious team meet.
An interactive way to design Laravel models and their relationships, featured by Laravel News.
A React-based agentic side project exploring chess through autonomous software agents.
Campaign management, financial workflows, client portals, reporting, and central API integrations developed for an international lead-generation organization.
Experience
My best work sits between product delivery, architecture, and the people building it.
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Senior product engineering across frontend and backend in a SaaS environment.
Leads.io / Social Blue
Led two teams across separate initiatives, stayed close to delivery, and helped support an approximately threefold expansion of the engineering organization.
Social Blue
Built internal platforms spanning campaigns, finance, client insights, and API integrations.
Toolbox
Deep backend experience, modern frontend delivery, platform fluency, and leadership that stays practical.
PHP, Laravel, SaaS architecture, web applications, APIs, business-critical platforms.
React, Vue.js, JavaScript, agentic interfaces, full-stack feature delivery.
Linux, Kubernetes, command-line workflows, dependable production systems.
Technical direction, multi-team leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and organizational growth.
From counterpoint to code.
A different route into engineering
Before code, there was counterpoint: independent melodic lines working together as one coherent system.
That way of thinking still shapes how I work. I care about the relationships between product decisions, technical constraints, and team dynamics - not just the isolated parts.
Linux curiosity led to Java, then PHP and JavaScript, and ultimately a decade-long career building products and helping engineering teams grow.
“Clear structure creates room for better ideas.”
What should we build next?