Maarten Casteels is a hands-on Java architect and people-focused engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and modernizing enterprise applications from Belgium. He blends practical architecture and coding—ensuring maintainable, scalable systems—with servant leadership, currently empowering a 25-person team to own their career growth. Maarten has progressed from backend development and integration work (including payments, e-signing and POS systems) to technical leadership roles where he pairs client-facing guidance with internal practice development. He’s known for translating legacy knowledge into modern Java practices, coaching Cobol-trained colleagues into Java ecosystems. Based in Sint-Niklaas, he combines a pragmatic developer mindset with a strong commitment to talent development and long-term architecture.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Informatica, Bachelor Informatica at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Contributions:20 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 7 months
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