Berten De Schutter
Managing Partner at Collide
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium
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Top SchoolBerten De Schutter is a seasoned Java software engineer and managing partner with 15 years of experience building and leading engineering teams from hands-on development to delivery. Based in Beerse, Belgium, he transitioned from long-term consulting roles into leadership as Team Lead at C4J and now co-runs Collide, where he still codes as a senior Java engineer. He’s pragmatic about software economics—focused on delivering custom solutions that reduce long-term operational costs rather than upfront sticker shock. His background spans Oracle and enterprise Java consulting, team management, and end-to-end application delivery for Belgian and regional clients. Known for blending technical depth with client-facing clarity, he brings a practical, ROI-oriented mindset to architecture and development decisions.
15 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Toegepaste Informatica, Bachelor, Toegepaste Informatica at Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
English, Dutch, FrenchProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
berten/merlin
Sep 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:19 pushes in 1 year 4 months
berten/scimitar
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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