Summary
Rogier Wessel is a seasoned Ruby and Rails developer with 11 years of experience building data-centric web applications, integrations and DevOps workflows from Zutphen, Netherlands. He excels at moving up and down the stack—focusing just below the frontend—delivering stable APIs, data integrations and CI/CD-driven deployments on AWS and Kubernetes. At ReelMetrics he led Rails upgrades, OpenID integration, containerized CI pipelines and rapid CVE response, proving a pragmatic KISS approach to simplify operations while maximizing developer velocity. A long-time Linux and open source enthusiast, he combines BI and ETL background with practical machine-learning curiosity and a knack for decluttering legacy code and dependencies. Known for a can-do attitude, Rogier’s quieter strength is turning complex data workflows into reproducible, test-covered systems that ship quickly.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Biotechnology, Biotechnology at Hanze
Bachelor of ICT, Software engineering, Bachelor of ICT, Software engineering at Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Rijks scholengemeenschap Coevorden
Dutch, English