Summary
Bert Van Brakel is a Lead Engineer based on the Sunshine Coast with 13 years of experience building web and JVM ecosystems, C# services, and TypeScript/Node/Vue.js front ends. He combines hands-on development with Linux/shell automation and a history of senior and leadership roles at organisations ranging from SBS Australia to Youi Insurance and Ferrari F1. His background spans startups and enterprise—co-founding AgTech and consumer mobile ventures while delivering production systems in finance, broadcasting, and insurance. Comfortable across the full stack and operational tooling, he also brings remote contracting and CTO experience that sharpen his product and delivery instincts. Notably, he pairs deep backend skills (Java/JVM, C#) with practical frontend and DevOps fluency, making him effective at shipping end-to-end solutions.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Dutch, English