Summary
Jeroen Vlek is a seasoned data and software engineering leader with 13 years of experience building cloud-native, production-grade data platforms and ML-enabled solutions across Azure and AWS. Currently Lead Architect Data & Analytics at Rituals, he excels at reducing technical debt while delivering new features, and has repeatedly built and mentored high-performing, developer-centric teams. His background spans hands-on architecture and implementation—from Spark/PySpark ETL, Databricks and Terraform to serverless Python services and Claude/AI integrations—plus product-minded roles as interim CTO and technical product owner. Notably, he designed a modular Everything-as-Code Azure platform with separate DTAP subscriptions and a Great Expectations–based data quality engine, showing a practical focus on governance and reproducible pipelines. Based in The Hague with an MSc in Artificial Intelligence, Jeroen combines deep technical craft with the ability to translate business needs into scalable, maintainable systems.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
High school, Bilingual VWO, High school, Bilingual VWO at Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest
M.Sc, Artificial Intelligence, M.Sc, Artificial Intelligence at University of Amsterdam
Dutch, English, German