Maarten Paauw is an experienced PHP developer with 11 years of hands-on experience, currently building and maintaining web applications for multiple NPO radio brands. A certified Laravel enthusiast, he contributes to high-profile open-source projects like FilamentPHP and the Laravel framework—focusing on localization, export/import fixes and scheduler enhancements—bringing both feature work and attention to code quality. His background spans full-stack and backend roles across agencies and startups, plus entrepreneurial experience running a design-and-development studio, which sharpens his product-minded approach. Based in Oegstgeest, he combines solid engineering with practical UX and DTP sensibilities, often bridging developer tooling and front-end polish.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Informatica, Media- en interactie technologie, Informatica, Media- en interactie technologie at Hogeschool Leiden
VMBO - TL, Natuur en Techniek., VMBO - TL, Natuur en Techniek. at Da Vinci College - Kagerstraat
MBO 3, Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production, MBO 3, Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production at Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
Laravel Repositories is a package for Laravel 5 which is used to abstract the database layer. This makes applications much easier to maintain.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 5 comments in 12 days
Contributions summary:Maarten primarily focused on developing and improving the backend structure of a Laravel repository abstraction package. Their contributions included updating existing functions, creating provider, console, and config files to enhance the application's functionality. Furthermore, the user implemented commands for creating repositories and criteria, indicating a focus on providing tools for developers using this package. These additions streamlined the process of building applications using the database abstraction.
A powerful open-source UI framework for Laravel • Build and ship apps & admin panels fast with Livewire
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:4 reviews, 1 commit, 18 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Maarten primarily contributed to the localization and internationalization efforts within the FilamentPHP framework. They added Dutch translations for various components, including tenant profile, export functionality, and tables. Furthermore, the user addressed bugs related to exporting relationship values and importing data, enhancing the framework's functionality. They also improved code quality by removing unnecessary spaces and grouped download middlewares, reflecting a focus on code maintainability and feature improvements.
laravellivewireui-frameworktailwind-cssalpine-js
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