Paco Van Der Linden
Omdat Het
Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolPaco Van Der Linden is an experienced software engineer and entrepreneur with over 11 years building high-performance UIs, distributed systems and robotics-focused solutions. With an MSc in Computer Science and Engineering (Information Security Technology) from Eindhoven University of Technology, he blends deep mathematical and cryptographic foundations with pragmatic secure coding. He has co-founded multiple startups and led engineering teams as CTO and Practice Lead, shipping web-scale systems and modern front-end experiences using TypeScript, Elm, Go and Java. Paco thrives on solving seemingly impossible technical challenges and quickly picks up new languages and paradigms—often becoming the team’s go-to problem solver. Based in Woerden, he balances applied engineering with creative pursuits (he’s been a professional pianist since 2001), a detail that reflects his precision and collaboration style.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
MSc (Dutch: Ir.), Computer Science and Engineering, MSc (Dutch: Ir.), Computer Science and Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (76)
type-validation10
derived10
javascript9
validation9
persistent-data9
mobius9
primitive9
typescript-types9
numeric9
runtypes9
lodash9
immutablejs9
dot-notation9
data-exchange9
typescript9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
skunkteam/sherlock
Jan 2021 - Sep 2022
A reactive programming library for TypeScript/JavaScript applications.
Contributions:15 releases, 32 reviews, 59 commits in 1 year 8 months
functional-programmingjavascriptreactive-programmingjavascript-typescriptjavascript-applications
skunkteam/rust-firestore-emulator
Mar 2024 - Apr 2025
Contributions:13 releases, 3 reviews, 129 PRs in 1 year
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