Jan Hesters
Chief Technology Officer at EarlyNode GmbH
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJan Hesters is a technology leader and founder with 8 years of hands-on experience building scalable React and Node.js products for both high-growth startups and enterprise clients. As CTO of ReactSquad and owner of EarlyNode GmbH, he helps companies skip lengthy hiring cycles by supplying senior full‑stack React engineers skilled in Next.js, Remix, WebRTC and TypeScript. Previously at Hopin he led sessions engineering and contributed to WebRTC, streaming, and a migration from Python to Node.js, combining people leadership with deep technical delivery. He co-founded multiple startups, bringing product-focused engineering and a bias for shipping quickly while cutting staffing costs. Based in Zurich, his background in physics and advanced calculus underpins a pragmatic, analytical approach to system design and team scaling. He also experiments with Web3 and OpenAI integrations, signaling an eye for emerging web technologies beyond conventional frontend work.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at RWTH Aachen UniversityJavaScript, JavaScript at DevAnywhere.ioAdvanced Calculus, High Distinction, Advanced Calculus, High Distinction at University of Technology Sydney
English, German
Stackoverflow
13,886reputation
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111answers
324questions
typescript
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react-redux
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python
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django
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react-native
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django-rest-framework
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Github Skills (200)
amazon-cognito10
ui-components10
testing10
material-ui10
automation10
e2e10
serverless10
schema10
integration-testing10
type-inference10
browser10
react-i18next10
react-testing-library10
pouchdb10
firefox10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
janhesters/geromekevin
Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
Personal blog by Jan Hesters. Ask better questions.
Contributions:66 commits, 1 PR, 54 pushes in 10 months
reactjanjavascriptreactjstypescript
janhesters/french-house-stack
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
The Remix Stack for SaaS apps (Web2) and Web3 & Web5 DApps with authentication with Magic, testing, linting, formatting, etc.
Contributions:28 reviews, 35 commits, 64 PRs in 7 months
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