Summary
Robbert Noordzij is a Principal Engineer with 11 years of experience building and guiding cloud-native, mission-critical systems for Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Coolblue. He blends hands-on expertise in Java, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker and AWS/Azure with architectural leadership that drives scalable, maintainable solutions across multiple teams. At NS he has moved from senior engineering into roles shaping dispatching and yard systems, focusing on reliability, safety-compliant designs and operational performance for rolling stock. He has strong domain experience in event-sourced search and catalog systems, distributed services, and passenger information platforms. Robbert’s background—an IT BSc from Open Universiteit and AWS developer certification—reflects a pragmatic engineer who coaches teams to make future-proof technical choices. Based in Rotterdam, he pairs practical delivery experience with a knack for turning operational constraints into robust software architectures.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Information Technology, Bachelor of Science - BS Information Technology at Open Universiteit
Delft University of Technology