Jaap Bakker
Senior Software Engineer at Energie Data Services Nederland (EDSN) B.V.
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJaap Bakker is a freelance software engineer with nearly 15 years of experience building modern web and mobile applications, recently relocated from Amsterdam to the Denver area. He blends strong frontend expertise in React and React Native with backend work in Java, Kotlin, Python and Node.js, and has led frontend teams and modernization efforts at Stream. Comfortable in startup and fast-paced environments (Techstars alum), he’s pragmatic about shipping product-focused solutions while mentoring teams and shaping technical direction. His open-source contributions include feature work on Stream’s popular stream-chat React and React Native SDKs, improving UX around mentions, emoji, uploads and theming. With a background in design and a BA in Cultural Heritage, he approaches engineering with a user-centered lens that helps bridge product, design, and business goals. Currently available for contract or in-house roles across cybersecurity, healthcare, and small-business projects.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Communication & multimediadesign, Communication & multimediadesign at Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesBachelor of Arts (BA) Cultural Heritage, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cultural Heritage at Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
react-native10
ui-components10
component-development10
styled-components10
front-end-development10
html10
react10
theming9
build-process9
css7
typescript7
typescript-types7
typescripts7
getstream-io6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GetStream/website-react-examples
Dec 2020 - Apr 2022
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:23 reviews, 94 commits, 21 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Jaap's commits primarily involve creating a customer-support build and subsequent builds, suggesting a focus on the front-end of the application. The code differences include changes to JavaScript chunks and HTML files, which are core components of a React application build. These modifications, repeated across multiple commits, imply the user was actively involved in building and deploying the customer support application within the React examples repository.
GetStream/stream-chat-react
Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
React Chat SDK ➜ Stream Chat 💬
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 29 reviews, 1071 commits in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Jaap's commits primarily focused on adding features to the React front-end, including chat functionality, emoji selection, and user mentions. They were responsible for creating and integrating various components, such as a ChatAutoComplete component and file upload features. The user also contributed to the back-end of the application by updating the server-side Stream Chat instance.
react-chatreactstream-chatchat-sdk-jschat-sdk
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