Arjen Brouwer
Software Engineer at AG5
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolArjen Brouwer is a seasoned Software Engineer with 15 years of experience, currently building products at AG5 from the Randstad region in the Netherlands. He brings deep expertise in object-oriented languages—Python, Smalltalk, PHP and Java—backed by an MSc in Software Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam. Earlier roles include CTO of a PHP-focused publishing platform and teaching databases, programming and software engineering tools at Hogeschool van Amsterdam, reflecting both hands-on product delivery and mentoring experience. Arjen excels at designing pragmatic, component-based systems and has a track record of simplifying complex publishing and configuration problems. His mix of academic rigor and long-term product leadership suggests an engineer who values maintainable architectures as much as shipping features. Colleagues would describe him as a practical problem-solver who pairs legacy-language fluency with modern engineering practices.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Informatica, Propedeuse (Cum Laude), Bachelor of Science, Informatica, Propedeuse (Cum Laude) at Hogeschool van AmsterdamMaster of Science (MSc), Software Engineering, Cum Laude, Master of Science (MSc), Software Engineering, Cum Laude at Universiteit van Amsterdam / University of Amsterdam
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (41)
twig-extension10
symfony-bundle10
mariadb10
mysql10
template-engine10
bundle10
phpmyadmin10
php-framework10
php10
symfony10
swiftmailer10
twig10
templating10
database10
phpunit9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
arjenjb/go-finder
Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch, 3 tags in 1 year 8 months
arjenjb/gio
Apr 2022 - Nov 2023
Mirror of the Gio main repository (https://git.sr.ht/~eliasnaur/gio)
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
gioversion-control
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