Summary
Sander Van Den Hoven is a Senior Software Engineer and cloud-focused technologist based in Amsterdam with over 10 years of experience shaping Microsoft cloud and partner solutions. He has progressed through roles from .NET and SharePoint consulting to Principal Technical Evangelist, Cloud Solution Architect, and Partner Technical Strategist, blending hands-on engineering with partner-facing strategy and enablement. Known for turning complex enterprise requirements into practical, scalable software, he enjoys "creating the closest thing to magic" by leveraging Azure PaaS, AI and modern developer toolchains like Node.js, Linux and containers. His background combines formal training in computer science and business information systems with deep practical experience in developer advocacy and cloud architecture, making him equally comfortable coding, architecting and influencing product adoption. An underrated strength is his long history of migrating enterprises to modern platforms, giving him rare institutional knowledge of legacy-to-cloud transformations.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Ing., Informatica, Ing., Informatica at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
Master's degree, Business Information Systems, Master's degree, Business Information Systems at University of Amsterdam