Harro Van Der Kroft
Software Engineer at Optiver
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolHarro Van Der Kroft is a software engineer with 11 years of experience blending hands-on development, data engineering, and entrepreneurship across fintech and analytics domains. Currently at Optiver, he brings deep C#, C++ and database expertise honed through roles as a developer/product owner at RS Finance and founder/partner positions where he built automation, hosting infrastructure and econometric consulting services. He holds a Master’s in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics from the University of Amsterdam, which he leverages to design data-driven prediction models and analytic platforms. Comfortable switching between coding, DevOps and product leadership, Harro often acts as the technical translator between stakeholders and engineering teams. His background in architecture studies and early work running a hosting business give him practical systems intuition beyond typical software-only careers.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
VWO (TTO) English Economics Physics Information Technology French Dutch Maths, VWO (TTO) English Economics Physics Information Technology French Dutch Maths at Rijnlands Lyceum OegstgeestMaster’s Degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Master’s Degree Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at University of AmsterdamBachelor of Science Architecture, Bachelor of Science Architecture at Delft University of Technology
English, Dutch, French, German, Swedish
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Github Skills (184)
windows10
cmake10
asp-net-core10
asp-net10
entity-framework10
visual-studio10
rest-api10
cpp10
linux10
dotnet10
editor10
api10
rest10
opengl10
database10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
wisepotato/meter
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
To read out dutch electricity meters
Contributions:6 PRs, 15 pushes, 5 branches in 7 months
metersdutchelectricity
OpenDashboardUI/OpenDashboardBackend
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:2 reviews, 24 comments in 1 day
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