Jaap Van Der Velde
TUFLOW Associate Principal Software Architect
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolJaap Van Der Velde is an experienced software architect and application developer with 11 years of professional experience, currently serving as TUFLOW Associate Principal Software Architect at BMT in Brisbane. He blends academic-level analytical thinking with pragmatic delivery across distributed systems, cloud-based modelling, web visualisations and service-oriented architectures, fluent in Java, C#, Python, JavaScript and more. Jaap has led architecture for complex government and engineering programs (Delft-FEWS, TUFLOW, Rijkswaterstaat) and architected cloud and clustered compute workflows for numerical modelling and emergency decision support. Comfortable moving between hands-on coding and high-level design, he thrives on challenging projects with messy constraints and integrates legacy systems with modern platforms. Outside work he’s a Dutch transplant in Australia who codes for fun and balances technical focus with adventurous interests like motorcycling and scuba diving.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Universiteit TwenteVWO, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Dutch and English, VWO, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Dutch and English at Bogerman College
Dutch, English, German
Stackoverflow
29,419reputation
1.0mreached
1,401answers
41questions
recursion
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loops
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python
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dictionary
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regex
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numpy
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Github Skills (46)
python10
json9
numpy9
forloop9
regex9
loops9
dictionary9
recursion9
launcher8
nodejs8
javascript7
windows7
http-client7
pandas7
sqlcipher7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Grismar/py7za
Nov 2021 - May 2025
Contributions:21 pushes, 2 branches, 14 tags in 3 years 6 months
Grismar/password-gen
Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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