Gijs Oliemans is a Technical Lead and seasoned web engineer with over a decade of experience building user-centered web applications from freelance projects to product-led startups. Based in Amsterdam, he blends hands-on development and architecture work with leadership roles, most recently guiding technical direction at Studyflow while running his long-standing studio Status201. His background spans full-stack delivery, usability-informed design (Nielsen Norman training), and formal delivery practices (PRINCE2, ITIL), enabling pragmatic solutions that balance user needs and operational reliability. He has a history of founding and scaling teams—serving as Lead Developer and Software Architect at YourWoo—and a track record of independent entrepreneurship dating back to the late 1990s. Comfortable moving between code and strategy, he often brings an interaction-engineering mindset influenced by philosophical studies to clarify complex product trade-offs. Colleagues would note his blend of nerdy curiosity and practical focus: building maintainable systems that people actually enjoy using.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
ITIL, ITIL at Exin
Philosophy, Philosophy at University of Amsterdam
PRINCE2, PRINCE2 at APM Group
Usability Camp, Usability Camp at Nielsen Norman Group
Webdevelopment, Webdevelopment at Opatel Rotterdam
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