What I do
I work as a software engineer at MarketingConcurrent. I build internal tools there, automate processes that are still manual, and work out where AI actually earns its place. Software development is a young discipline at the company, so there is a lot of room to shape how it gets done. That is exactly the work I enjoy: thinking something up, building it, and then watching it get used.
Before that I worked at a software agency. My time there was split between infrastructure (Kubernetes clusters, OpenTofu, CI/CD pipelines and keeping everything running) and client software such as web applications, APIs, static sites and SPAs. During my first months there, I replaced the hosting setup on Azure VMs with a self-hosted K3S cluster managed entirely as code. It is still running and saves more than €1,400 a month.
I also co-founded StaticForm, a form-backend SaaS born from a problem we kept encountering. We converted many client sites to static sites there, and each one needed an external form backend. The available services were expensive, unreliable or unclear about what happened to a submission. Bots often found a new form within days, and roughly 70% of the resulting submissions were junk. When a real lead disappeared because an email failed or a webhook timed out, there was no log to inspect. We built StaticForm to solve that: it filters every submission, records each delivery attempt and reports failures. It is still running, and I keep building on it.
On the side I also take on occasional freelance projects for small businesses, from websites to custom software and hosting.
How I work
I care more about doing the work well than about clocking hours. When a problem absorbs me, I lose track of time. People can count on me to stay involved and finish what I start.
Before changing a system, I want to understand it. I read the documentation, trace the logic and work out what is happening. That lets me reason about cause and effect, anticipate the result of a change and work without needing instructions for every step.
I say what I think when it’s useful, and I own what I do. I change my mind when I’m wrong. If something is broken, I fix it without being asked. If it can be simpler, I make it simpler.
I can explain what I’m building to engineers and non-engineers. Most technical problems can be explained clearly once you understand them, and finding that explanation is part of the job.
I do my best work on projects with users and consequences, where something is genuinely at stake. That is the kind of work I look for.
Who I am
I’m 23, based in the Netherlands.
I’ve always liked fixing problems, improving things and building something that works. I am at my best when the responsibility is mine.
I spend time in nature almost every day, at least an hour. Being outside, moving, surrounded by plants, trees and animals is one of the best parts of my day. It keeps me sharp and clear in a way nothing else does.
I read widely, form my views through experience and enjoy conversations in which people challenge each other’s ideas. Independent thinking leads to better decisions and more interesting work.
Meaningful work and nature. That’s the aim.
What I’m working toward
I want to build and own more of the products I work on. StaticForm is one step in that direction. As AI makes coding easier, I am becoming less interested in what you can build and more interested in what you can achieve with it.
My longer-term aim is simple: keep doing useful work on things I believe in.