Summary
Gert Vaartjes is a seasoned back-end developer with 11+ years building scalable SaaS and infrastructure, currently contributing to Tibber’s backend to connect smart devices and optimize residential energy use. He previously served as CTO and Developer Advocate at Highcharts, where he led product and engineering efforts for the world’s leading charting library and pioneered Highcharts Cloud to make interactive charts accessible to non-developers. Gert blends hands-on engineering with product and pre-sales experience, having delivered high-availability export services, e-commerce and AWS migrations for enterprise customers. He has deep IoT and fleet-management experience from Mediebruket and now applies that to energy and device ecosystems at Tibber. Based in Norway, he balances technical craft with practical creativity—often ideating new solutions while working his small farm between the fjords.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Environmental Design, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Environmental Design at Hogeschool van Hall Larenstein Velp
Norwegian, English, Dutch