Jim Stam
Data Engineer
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolJim Stam is a Data Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience, currently building and maintaining data pipelines for operational insights at KLM in Amsterdam. He holds an MSc in Computer Science with a Big Data specialization from VU Amsterdam and a cum laude BSc, blending academic research—such as a DuckDB master’s thesis on low-overhead self-optimizing compression—with production engineering. His background spans backend development in Kotlin on AWS, Python/C++ research implementations, and practical roles from software tester to scrum master, giving him a pragmatic end-to-end view of data systems. Comfortable moving between prototype research and scalable production, he has a track record of turning experimental ideas into evaluated implementations. Colleagues describe him as detail-oriented and curious, with early leadership experience as a floor manager and peer coach that informs his collaborative approach.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at VU AmsterdamVoorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (vwo), Natuur & Gezondheid, Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (vwo), Natuur & Gezondheid at Willem de Zwijger CollegeBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Cum laude with honours, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Cum laude with honours at Hogeschool Rotterdam
Dutch, English
Github Skills (10)
olap10
database-management10
duckdb10
postgresql10
embedded-database10
sql10
mysql10
analytics10
database10
oltp9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
JimStam/duckdb
Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
DuckDB is an in-process SQL OLAP Database Management System
Contributions:12 PRs, 113 pushes, 9 branches in 6 months
management-systemdbmsduckdbmysqldatabase-management-system
JimStam/The-Euromaster-Game
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:38 pushes, 6 branches in 10 months
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