Stijn De Meyere
Senior Backend Developer at Villa Viscom
Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolStijn De Meyere is a seasoned Senior Backend Developer with 16 years of experience designing and delivering web and API-driven solutions, primarily with PHP and Symfony. He excels at translating complex technical problems into clear, actionable plans and frequently bridges gaps between business, UX, and engineering as a technical lead and solution architect. His background spans CMS sites to SaaS platforms, including laying the foundations for a mental-health SaaS and leading product-focused engineering at multiple agencies. Stijn combines hands-on backend craftsmanship with coaching and project leadership, helping teams adopt pragmatic architectures and streamlined processes. Based in Hasselt, Belgium, he pairs a communications-oriented education and a curiosity for diverse technologies with a practical talent for building tools that optimise business workflows.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Communication, Communication at KU LeuvenProfessional Bachelor, Audio and visual technologies: Photography, Professional Bachelor, Audio and visual technologies: Photography at Karel de Grote-HogeschoolSt-LeoPostgraduate Spanish, Postgraduate Spanish at Lessius Hogeschool Antwerpen
Dutch, English, French
Github Skills (21)
php6
web-application6
admin6
sulu6
localized5
symfony5
cms4
api-client4
teamleader4
api4
php-library4
content-management3
bundle3
symfony-bundle2
content-management-system2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
stijndm/ife
Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
Contributions:32 commits in 1 year
stijndm/micro.blog
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:39026 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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