Lars Jansen
Eigenaar at LJPc
Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolLars Jansen is a Dutch founder and hands-on lead developer with 11+ years building custom software, high-performance apps, web hosting and server management for clients through his company LJPc. He combines full-stack PHP and Go experience with operational expertise—regularly handling serverbeheer, hosting and automation—to deliver scalable, production-ready solutions from idea to deployment. As technical director and senior backend developer at JVH webbouw and contributor to the popular FreeScout open-source helpdesk, he focuses on extensibility and mail-related backend features that improve real-world workflows. His background in mechatronics and early work on off-grid solar telemetry reflect a pragmatic engineering mindset and an ability to translate complex systems into simple, usable products. Known for clear communication and a can-do attitude, he thrives on tackling technical challenges that require both architecture and hands-on coding.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Ingenieur (Ing.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 7.16, Ingenieur (Ing.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 7.16 at Hanzehogeschool GroningenHAVO, Natuur en Techniek, HAVO, Natuur en Techniek at Sintermeertencollege
Dutch, English
Stackoverflow
21reputation
3kreached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (15)
mailing10
php10
mailer10
email-delivery10
laravel10
mailsender10
mailbox10
laravel-mix10
apidoc9
su9
sup9
api9
ticket-system8
jquery-plugin6
jquery6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
freescout-help-desk/freescout
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
FreeScout — Free self-hosted help desk & shared mailbox (Zendesk / Help Scout alternative)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 13 PRs, 17 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Lars primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the FreeScout help desk platform. Their commits focused on enhancing mail-related features, including custom mail variables and SMTP settings. They also added hooks and filters to enable future modules, such as custom signatures, indicating a focus on extensibility. Moreover, the user updated existing code to optimize functionalities within the application.
helpdesk-ticketingscouthelpscoutlaravel10mailbox
Lars-/IP-blacklist
Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:229 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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