Karel Vervaeke
Software Engineer at PTV Logistics
Ghent Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolKarel Vervaeke is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience, currently focused on backend and full-stack development for logistics platforms at PTV Logistics in the Ghent metropolitan area. With a strong academic foundation in artificial intelligence and informatics from KU Leuven and HOGENT, he blends rigorous technical thinking with practical system design and operations. His career spans roles from associate developer to senior solution engineer and technical designer, giving him deep exposure to architecture, APIs, and cross-functional delivery. Karel has a clear affinity for open source and collaborative practices like mob programming, which he uses to spread knowledge and improve team velocity. He’s particularly interested in the intersection of architecture and operations, favoring pragmatic solutions that keep complex systems reliable in production. Outside routine titles, his background hints at a developer who thrives on hands-on problem solving across the full software lifecycle.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Sint-Andreasinstituut OostendeMaster, Artificial Intelligence, Master, Artificial Intelligence at Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenMaster, Informatics, Master, Informatics at HOGENTBasisschool Bredene Duinennone, Engineering, none, Engineering at Ghent Universitybachelor, Informatics, bachelor, Informatics at HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
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Github Skills (200)
certification10
automation10
tabletop10
vault10
home-automation10
nodejs10
css10
math10
privacy10
python10
home-assistant10
mqtt10
compilation10
codebase10
flask10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
transparentdemocracy/voting-data
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Voting behavior data extracted from plenary reports of the Belgian federal government.
Contributions:3 reviews, 8 PRs, 171 pushes in 11 months
politics
karel1980/ReOpenWebNet
Mar 2019 - Apr 2021
ReOpenWebNet client is an OpenWebNet client
Contributions:31 commits, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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