Bart Van Heukelom
Game Backend Developer at AXA Studios
Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolBart Van Heukelom is a seasoned Game Backend Developer with 13 years of experience building server-side architectures, networked systems, and game tooling using Kotlin, Java, Python, C++ and JavaScript/TypeScript. Based in Arnhem, he combines hands-on server administration and DevOps (Docker, SQL, infra management) with game and level design sensibilities honed at studios like AXA Studios and Ronimo Games. He has a track record of designing robust multiplayer backends and shipping core server components while also influencing game design as a core team member. Comfortable across full backend stacks and infrastructure, he often bridges the gap between gameplay requirements and scalable technical solutions. An early career background in web development and multimedia gives him a pragmatic, multidisciplinary approach to problem solving that benefits both live services and game development.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Hogeschool van Arnhem en NijmegenVWO N&T, VWO N&T at Merletcollege Cuijk
English, Dutch, German
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Github Skills (97)
rendering10
json10
serialization10
kotlin10
renderer10
cbor9
javascript9
runnable9
glsl9
kotlin-multiplatform9
protobuf9
data-visualization9
canvas2d9
multithreading9
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bartvanheukelom/personal
Nov 2017 - Jan 2023
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 3 months
bartvanheukelom/jbali-gradle-tools
Nov 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:48 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 4 months
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