Summary
Gerrit Krijnen is a seasoned full-stack engineer with 11 years of experience, currently serving as Staff Software Engineer at DataSnipper after progressing through leadership roles including Head of Engineering and Engineering Manager. He focuses on back-end and internal platforms, with deep expertise in CI/CD, service discovery, and message-broker-driven microservice communication. Gerrit has a strong operational mindset reflected in hands-on work with Node.js, Java, RabbitMQ, Jenkins/Ansible and distributed architectures, and he’s comfortable moving between coding and technical leadership. Based in Amsterdam, he pairs an academic foundation in software engineering (MSc, University of Amsterdam) with a track record of scaling engineering teams and systems in fast-moving product environments. An understated strength is his continuity at DataSnipper, where he’s shifted fluidly between senior engineering and management roles, suggesting both technical depth and people-first stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
VWO Tweetalig Economie & Maatschappij + Natuurkunde, VWO Tweetalig Economie & Maatschappij + Natuurkunde at O.S.G De Meergronden
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Software Engineering at University of Amsterdam