Summary
Jan-willem van Bremen is a full-stack software engineer based in Amsterdam with nine years of hands-on experience building modern web and mobile applications. He progressed from front-end roles into full-stack engineering across startups and scale-ups, contributing to products in e-mobility, privacy-focused apps, and headless e-commerce. Jan-willem combines practical backend work (Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) with front-end expertise (React, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript) and a proven knack for improving internal tooling and developer workflows. His graduation project producing a Shopify + Next.js Commerce proof of concept highlights a pragmatic approach to architecture and performance. Known for being social, efficient, and curious, he often digs into hardware and IoT-adjacent problems (OCPI/data exchange at Road.io) as well as developer experience. Outside work he’s an active skateboarder who keeps experimenting with personal projects on GitHub.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree HBO-ICT Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree HBO-ICT Software Engineering at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
MBO Applicatie Ontwikkeling, MBO Applicatie Ontwikkeling at ROCVA Amsterdam Zuid-Oost
Dutch, English