Jean Verster
Staff Frontend Engineer at Secfi
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJean Verster is a Staff Frontend Engineer based in Amsterdam with 10 years of experience building user-focused web and mobile experiences using React, React Native, TypeScript and modern frontend tooling. He drives frontend platform improvements—developer experience, build/deploy systems and core architecture—while partnering with product to take initiatives from concept to launch, including AI-driven features. Known for leading teams and mentoring engineers, Jean has a track record of modernizing codebases, establishing technical direction, and improving delivery processes. His background spans shipping award-winning React Native apps and creating internal tooling (CLI and component libraries) that measurably sped project delivery. He blends hands-on implementation with strategic leadership, prioritizing developer productivity and long-term platform health.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of South Africa
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (134)
ui-components10
css-in-js10
component-library10
uikit10
react-components10
modular10
chakra10
toast10
ark-ui10
chakra-ui10
wai-aria10
react-applications10
typescript10
react10
api9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
SovTech/everblue-ui
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
A user-friendly, open source UI library built using styled-components and React.
Contributions:13 PRs, 45 pushes, 14 branches in 10 months
reactcssui-librarystyled-componentsstyled
jeanverster/jeanverster.com
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
Personal blog site
Contributions:19 commits, 9 PRs, 11 pushes in 3 months
blog-site
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