Nick Spaargaren
Full Stack Developer at Enrise
Randstad, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Spaargaren is a Full Stack Developer based in the Randstad with seven years of practical experience building user-focused web applications and tooling. Currently at Enrise, he brings a designer’s sensibility from earlier roles in front-end development and media design, bridging visual polish with reliable backend systems. He contributes to open-source automation and privacy tooling — notably scripting blocklist generation and deployment workflows for a project that blocks Google services — showing a focus on pragmatic DevOps and repeatable builds. Comfortable across the stack, Nick blends communication training from a bachelor’s in Communication with hands-on skills in automation, UI and infrastructure. Colleagues describe him as a developer who prioritizes maintainability and automation, often refactoring project structure to improve long-term workflow.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Communication, Bachelor's degree, Communication at NCOI OpleidingenMediavormgever, Grafisch / Interactief, Mediavormgever, Grafisch / Interactief at ROC van AmsterdamGrafimedia, Grafimedia at College de Brink
Dutch, English
Github Skills (15)
automation10
privacy10
automations10
pihole10
adblock10
python10
hosts9
unbound9
github-ci8
githubaction-workflow8
sh6
shell6
script6
bash6
scripting6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
nickspaargaren/no-google
Feb 2019 - Jan 2023
Completely block Google and its services
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:68 reviews, 686 commits, 183 PRs in 4 years
Contributions summary:Nick primarily contributed to automating and streamlining the project's functionality. They developed scripts to categorize and automate the creation of blocklists for Google domains, integrating support for AdGuard and Unbound DNS servers. Their work included setting up workflows, automating updates, and implementing checks for duplicates, demonstrating a focus on automating the build and deployment process. The user also refactored the project's structure by moving scripts to a dedicated folder.
privacygooglehostsadblockpihole
nickspaargaren/Racetijden
Nov 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:189 PRs, 411 pushes, 95 branches in 3 years 5 months
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