Ard-jan Nijland
Software Developer & DevOps Engineer at Self-Employed
Elst, Gelderland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolArd-jan Nijland is a hands-on Software Developer and DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in Elasticsearch since 2014 and operating at the intersection of code and infrastructure. He has led engineering teams and shaped company culture as a CTO-level builder while continuously shipping production systems across startups and enterprise environments. Comfortable five layers deep into infrastructure, he blends Agile and Lean practices to help teams deliver high-quality, enjoyable outcomes. As a freelance engineer and the operator of a Cardano stake pool (Stake Green), he brings a practical appreciation for decentralised systems and operational reliability. Based in Elst, Netherlands, Ard-jan pairs technical depth with a knack for growing teams and turning business goals into pragmatic technical solutions.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology at HAN University of Applied SciencesHAVO Natuur en Gezondheid, HAVO Natuur en Gezondheid at Ichthus College Veenendaal
English, German, Dutch
Github Skills (61)
java10
search-engine9
restful9
elasticsearch9
php8
phpunit8
opensearch8
billing8
codeception8
sulu8
admin8
web-application7
testing7
unit-testing7
unit-testing-framework7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
simpliste/universal-vagrant-template
Jul 2017 - Aug 2022
Universal vagrant template
Contributions:2 releases, 9 PRs, 59 pushes in 5 years 1 month
vagrantdocker
simpliste/php7-centos6-solr6-apache-mysql-rabbitmq-redis-vagrant-box-source
Nov 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:57 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
redisvagrantmysqlboxvagrant-box
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