Piet Van Zoen is a pragmatic software engineer in Portland, Oregon with 12 years of experience building reliable web applications across the full stack. He blends hands-on implementation—React/Angular frontends, NodeJS APIs, SQL/Mongo persistence—with systems work like CI/CD, automated testing, security auditing, and production monitoring to reduce deployment friction. As a former technical lead and team lead, he partners with stakeholders to shape product goals, mentors colleagues, and fosters diverse, high-performing teams. He has a knack for rapid prototyping to reach MVPs while keeping long-term reliability in focus. Trained originally in social work, Piet brings a people-centered approach to engineering, emphasizing coaching and practical solutions over hypothetical complexity.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA (hons), Social Work, BA (hons), Social Work at Oxford Brookes University
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