Gilles Coomans
Tech Lead Data In The Data-middleware Department
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
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Top SchoolGilles Coomans is a seasoned tech lead and full-stack software architect with over 20 years of hands-on experience and a Master's in Computer Science, currently leading TypeScript development for Eurostar’s data-middleware merger. He blends deep engineering craft—clean, elegant code and scalable event-driven architectures—with product-minded leadership from multiple CTO and founder roles. Comfortable from startups to large agencies, he focuses on developer and user experience, Lean practices, DDD/Hexagonal design, and pragmatic IaC/containerization. A former graphic designer who still values beautiful UX, he mentors teams, champions code quality, and pushes productivity through AI-driven development. His recent work includes building robust GraphQL/CQRS systems, real-time UX and serverless BFFs, reflecting a rare mix of design sensibility and systems-level thinking.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
graduat, Animation 2D/3D, graduat, Animation 2D/3D at Ecole Supérieure d'Infographie et de Techniques d'Expressions (SITE), HornuLean Startup Principles, Lean Startup Principles at Nest'in spring 2015Master's degree, Sciences informatiques, Master's degree, Sciences informatiques at Université libre de Bruxelles
English, French, Dutch, Spanish
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Github Skills (116)
hasura10
jwt-authentication10
rest-api10
haskell10
graphql-api10
api10
trigger10
access-control10
sql-server10
mongodb10
webhooks10
rainbow10
subgraph10
graphql10
jwt9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
nomocas/yamvish
Sep 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:703 commits, 139 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 8 months
nomocas/babelute
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:212 commits, 66 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 9 months
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