Fons Hettema
Senior Front-end Developer at nlockd
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolFons Hettema is a senior front-end developer with 11 years of experience building high-traffic web applications and leading multidisciplinary teams for clients across the Netherlands and beyond. He combines hands-on React/TypeScript front-end expertise with full-stack experience (Node/NestJS, GraphQL) and a proven track record delivering projects for brands like KPN, NPO, GrandVision, ANWB and Zoover/Vakanties.nl. Fons excels in fast-paced delivery and technical leadership—setting up architectures, mentoring developers, and running CRO/A-B testing environments—while also launching his own consultancy, Simply Browsing. Lately he’s been blending AI and e-commerce at nlockd and driving front-end innovation at DPG Media, showing a knack for turning complex domain requirements into seamless user experiences. Colleagues describe him as reliable, proactive and ambitious, and he often steps into leadership roles under tight deadlines where pragmatic engineering matters most.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Communication & Multimedia Design, Bachelor's degree Communication & Multimedia Design at Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesMediadevelopment, Mediadevelopment at Mediacollege Amsterdam
Github Skills (12)
windmill4
meteor3
webapp3
python3
react3
leaflet3
flutter2
machine-learning2
css1
javascript1
component-library1
realtime1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
strexx/IoT-NodeMCU
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:70 pushes, 1 branch in 28 days
strexx/next-graphql-api
May 2021 - Dec 2021
Next graphql api
Contributions:6 PRs, 21 pushes, 5 branches in 6 months
apigraphql-apigraphql-toolsgraphql-serverapollo-server
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