Stephan Vierkant
Software Architect at Qur+
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Summary
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RockstarStephan Vierkant is a software architect based in Groningen, Netherlands, with 11 years of experience designing and evolving backend systems. He currently leads architecture at Qur+, blending hands-on PHP/Symfony development with higher-level system design. An active open-source contributor, Stephan has improved Symfony integrations and automated refactoring tooling—contributions to projects like DatatablesBundle and Rector show a focus on maintainable, modern PHP code. He’s adept at resolving tricky edge cases (e.g., route annotation quirks and filter parameter overwrites) and modernizing legacy codebases by applying interfaces like Stringable where appropriate. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex requirements into pragmatic, testable solutions that scale. His profile suggests a pragmatic engineer who balances clean code craftsmanship with practical product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (30)
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rector10
automatic-updates10
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symfony10
symfony-ux10
javascript9
authentication9
grids9
datatable9
forms9
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Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
stwe/DatatablesBundle
Oct 2017 - Jan 2022
This Bundle integrates the jQuery DataTables plugin into your Symfony application.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 3 reviews, 38 commits in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Stephan primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Symfony bundle. Their commits included adding new features like a text field type, fixing filters like the DateRangeFilter, and updating translations for multiple languages. They also made corrections to address parameter overwriting issues within the filters and general code style fixes. Additionally, the user addressed merge conflicts and other minor code improvements.
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rectorphp/rector
Apr 2020 - Apr 2020
Instant Upgrades and Automated Refactoring of any PHP 5.3+ code
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 7 PRs, 43 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Stephan focused on refactoring PHP code related to Symfony route annotations within the Rector project. Their commits modified the better-php-doc-parser, improving its handling of Symfony route options and conditions. They fixed issues with empty route names and updated the code to add the `Stringable` interface to classes with `__toString()` methods. These changes indicate an effort to improve the project's support for Symfony-based applications and modernize PHP code.
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