Robbert Brandsma
Co-Founder at Unbeatable Software
Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Summary
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SeniorRobbert Brandsma is a Co-Founder and veteran full‑stack Swift developer with 11 years of experience building native apps and cloud services across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and server-side Linux. He leads Unbeatable, where his team delivers truly native experiences from a single Swift codebase that spans mobile, backend and WebAssembly-powered web clients—cutting maintenance while preserving platform-specific UX and performance. Robbert has deep backend expertise demonstrated by contributions to prominent Swift projects like Vapor and MongoKitten, including fixes to WebSocket fragmentation and core driver work. Former CTO and lead iOS roles underscore his product- and engineering-led approach to shipping high-quality, scalable apps.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
English, French, Dutch, German
Github Skills (31)
databases10
http10
websocket10
html-template10
python-templates10
network-programming10
mongodb-database10
code-templates10
metaprogramming10
apptemplates10
code-generation10
websockets-client10
bson10
swift10
cpp-templates10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
orlandos-nl/MongoKitten
Feb 2016 - Mar 2019
Native MongoDB driver for Swift, written in Swift
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 releases, 7 reviews, 229 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Robbert contributed to the native MongoDB driver for Swift, writing Swift code that forms the core of the library. The commits show work on the server, query message, and testing modules. Key contributions include implementing a TCP client library, refactoring the server implementation, and incorporating new features.
swift-package-managermongodb-nativemongodb-native-driverswiftdatabase
vapor/vapor
May 2016 - Feb 2019
💧 A server-side Swift HTTP web framework.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 4 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Robbert primarily focused on improving the WebSocket implementation within the Vapor framework. They addressed a bug related to WebSocket frame splitting, ensuring correct handling of fragmented messages. Furthermore, the user incorporated updates from a merge, fixing conflicts and integrating changes across multiple files. Their contributions indicate a strong understanding of networking protocols and web framework internals.
http2frameworkswift-nioswiftserver-side
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