Summary
Rowan Mulder is a software engineer with 13 years of experience building production-ready web and mobile systems, currently focused on delivering AI-powered products using Python, FastAPI, LangChain, Spring AI and Genkit. He combines full-stack craftsmanship—iOS (Swift/SwiftUI/Objective-C), web front ends, and backend microservices in Java, Kotlin, Go and Python—with deep experience in scalable data stores and message-driven systems like Akka. At bol he led mobile web and native app architecture, introduced Spring as a lightweight DI/REST stack, and built high-throughput services such as a push pipeline integrated with Firebase. Rowan excels at translating cutting-edge AI concepts into maintainable, modular systems and has hands-on experience re-architecting legacy apps toward Swift/GraphQL-powered designs. Based in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, he bridges UX and backend performance while favoring pragmatic, production-first approaches to intelligent agents and RAG pipelines. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of driving tech adoption and architectural change inside large teams.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Information Communication Technology, Bachelor Information Communication Technology at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
English, Dutch