What I Do
I work as a software engineer at a software agency. The work splits between infrastructure (Kubernetes clusters, OpenTofu, CI/CD pipelines, keeping things running) and building client software: web applications, APIs, building static sites and SPAs. In my first months I rebuilt the entire hosting infrastructure from scratch: Azure VMs to a self-hosted K3S cluster, all infrastructure as code. That cut hosting costs by over €1,400 a month and is still running.
I also co-founded StaticForm, a form-backend SaaS that came out of something we kept running into. We were converting a lot of client sites to static sites, which meant they needed an external form backend. Every time, the same friction: the options were either expensive, unreliable, or opaque about what actually happened to a submission. Then the spam started. Within days of a form going live, bots would find it. Around 70% of submissions were junk, all landing in the client’s inbox. And when a real lead went missing because an email failed or a webhook timed out, nobody knew. There was nothing to look at. StaticForm is what we built instead: spam filtering on every submission, full delivery logs, failure alerts. We use it ourselves on every site we build.
On the side I also take on the occasional freelance website project for small businesses, from build to hosting.
How I Work
I bring real focus to the work and care more about doing it well than about clocking hours. When a problem genuinely absorbs me I lose track of time. People can count on me to show up, stay engaged, and see things through.
Before I touch anything, I understand the system. I read the documentation, trace through the logic, form a clear view of what’s actually going on. That understanding is what lets me work independently: I can reason about cause and effect myself, anticipate what a change will do, and act on that without needing to be told each 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 clearly, to engineers and non-engineers both. Most technical problems have a clear explanation once you actually understand them. Finding that explanation is part of the job.
I work best when the project is real: real users, real stakes, something genuinely on the line. That’s where I bring the most, and it’s the kind of work I look for.
Who I Am
I’m 23, based in the Netherlands.
I’ve always been drawn to fixing problems, optimizing things, and building something that works. I come alive when the stakes are real and 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 think for myself. I read widely, form my own views through experience, and enjoy conversations where ideas actually get challenged. Thinking independently leads to better decisions and more interesting work.
Meaningful work and nature. That’s the aim.
What I’m Working Toward
I want to keep growing toward building and owning more of what I work on, and StaticForm is one step in that direction. As AI makes coding easier, the interesting question becomes less what you can build and more what you can achieve with what you build.
Longer term, my aim is steady: keep doing work that matters, on things I actually believe in.