Kaartje2go is a Dutch e‑commerce platform for designing and sending personalized greeting cards and gifts, with fast printing, delivery, and business mailing options.
Architected an RFM analysis system using PHP, Symfony, and AWS SQS, that calculates customer scores, enabling multi-seasonal data-driven marketing strategies and improving campaign targeting precision.
Developed a comprehensive customer support dashboard integrating order history, self-service data, personal information, and support requests, reducing average response time by 40%.
Built a real-time component displaying live external support tickets and contact moments using PHP, Symfony, Live Components, and webhook integrations, enabling immediate visibility into customer issues, used by 15+ customer support employees.
Senior Software Developer at Planningsagenda
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Hybrid - Netherlands
Led migration of legacy software to the Laravel framework, modernizing architecture and improving maintainability.
Introduced PHPUnit testing practices, increasing test coverage and establishing test-driven development culture within the team.
Implemented system architecture improvements that enhanced application performance and reliability, reducing downtime and improving user experience.
Mentored developers in Laravel best practices, providing guidance on code optimization and architectural patterns.
Senior Software Developer at Datatrics
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Hybrid - Enschede, Netherlands
Architected and executed complete rewrite of large, outdated API using PHP/Laravel, improving performance by 60%, enhancing security posture, and enabling horizontal scalability. Extended with comprehensive test suite covering 90%+ of functionality and introduced static analysis checks to maintain high code quality.
Replaced significant portions of legacy system with efficient, scalable solution, making platform faster and more reliable while reducing infrastructure costs.
Mentored colleagues and interns, helping them improve Laravel skills and grow into stronger developers, with 3 mentees advancing to senior roles.
Conducted technical interviews and evaluated candidates, playing active role in hiring process that resulted in 5 successful hires.
Orchestrated collaboration with offshore teams across time zones, ensuring smooth knowledge sharing and maintaining code quality standards.
Designed, built, and maintained APIs, continuously optimizing for efficiency and reliability while handling high traffic volumes.
Championed best practices in development, code quality, and testing, establishing standards that kept team delivering high-quality software consistently.
Provided guidance and support to junior developers and interns, helping them navigate challenges and accelerate their professional growth.
Maintained and improved existing applications, proactively fixing issues and optimizing performance to reduce technical debt.
Software Developer at Motivo
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Hybrid - Zwolle, Netherlands
Implemented DTAP (Development, Testing, Acceptance, Production) pipeline using CI/CD tools, streamlining development process and boosting deployment efficiency by 50%.
Rolled out Scrum methodology across organization, fostering agile and collaborative work environment that improved team velocity.
Led technical job interviews, evaluating candidates' skills and expertise to ensure strong fit for team and projects.
Developed and maintained PHP/Laravel applications with focus on code quality and performance optimization.
Software Developer at DIJ
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Onsite - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Implemented comprehensive test suite covering functional and non-functional requirements, reducing debugging time by 35% and boosting development efficiency.
Leveraged Bugsnag for proactive error monitoring, cutting production bugs by 50% and ensuring smoother project deployments.
Software Developer at Texemus B.V.
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Onsite - Zwolle, Netherlands
Improved overall software performance and stability by implementing test suite, reducing bugs and errors by 40%.
Mentored interns by providing hands-on Laravel experience, offering practical advice, and encouraging ownership of their growth and development.