JP Erasmus is a pragmatic software leader with 12 years of experience architecting and scaling web platforms, currently serving as Head of Development at Regal Digital in the Netherlands. He combines structural thinking—designing systems like a building—with hands-on delivery across full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript, progressive web apps, and microservices. His background includes senior roles at Klarna and leading product engineering for Flamelink, a Firebase CMS that reached 12,000 users globally, and large-scale logistics work powering millions of near-real-time transactions. Comfortable switching between team leadership, developer tooling, and CI/CD, he has a track record of shipping subscription and webhook systems, SDKs, and internationalized products. Trained in Computer Systems and React, JP brings both technical depth and the operational experience to turn complex, distributed requirements into resilient, maintainable solutions. Notably, he blends startup agility with enterprise-grade coordination—having overseen feature teams across continents while still contributing to core code and platform decisions.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
Certificate React Nanodegree, Certificate React Nanodegree at Udacity
Engineering Certificate Information Systems, Engineering Certificate Information Systems at CTI Education Group
Short course Start and Manage your own Business, Short course Start and Manage your own Business at GetSmarter
Dutch, Swedish, Afrikaans, English
Github Skills (200)
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backbone10
spreadsheet10
browser10
doc10
xlsx10
json10
javascript-tools10
wai-aria10
nodejs10
css10
firebase-storage10
cms10
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Programming languages (9)
TypeScriptC++ShellCSSCJavaScriptHTMLRich Text Format
🦊 Official Flamelink JavaScript SDK for both the Firebase Realtime database and Cloud Firestore
Contributions:372 commits, 117 PRs, 162 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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JP Erasmus - Head Of Development at Regal Digital B.V.