Lolke Bijlsma
Head Of Engineering at Aeropay
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolLolke Bijlsma is a seasoned payments and engineering leader with over 15 years driving product strategy and global launches at PayPal and payments-focused roles across the U.S. He has a proven track record of building and scaling product and engineering teams while launching complex payment solutions—adding 17 local payment options, enabling Apple Pay in the US, and delivering Pay-Upon-Invoice in Germany—to materially improve international conversion and revenue. Based in San Jose, he blends hands-on technical experience (including long-running open-source contributions to the JMRI model railroad project) with strategic product orchestration across alternative payments, wallets, and bank-led flows. Known for creating high-performing cultures of shared accountability, he pairs data-driven decision making with lean/agile delivery to turn regulatory, reconciliation, and integration challenges into commercial outcomes. Currently leading engineering at Aeropay while advising fintechs through his consultancy, he uniquely bridges product, partnerships, and operational optimization for global commerce.
11 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at NHL Hogeschool
English, Dutch, Norwegian, western frisian
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Github Skills (9)
html10
mqtt10
model-building10
j10
railway10
modeling10
mqttnet10
java9
javas9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
JMRI/JMRI
Mar 2016 - Jul 2022
JMRI model railroad digital command & control software
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 19 commits, 21 PRs in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Lolke's contributions primarily involve merging changes from the 'JMRI:master' branch into the master branch. These merges encompass modifications to HTML files, particularly focusing on documentation updates related to Virtual Sound Decoder, MQTT hardware support, and release notes. The changes also include support for Train-O-Matic Lokommander 2 decoders, indicating an involvement in the project's decoder definition and functionality.
jmri-model-railroadrailwayjmrimodeldigital-command-control
lbijlsma/JMRI
Mar 2016 - Mar 2025
JMRI model railroad digital command & control software
Contributions:20 PRs, 78 pushes in 9 years 1 month
jmri-model-railroadjmridigital-command-controlmodel-railroadjq
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