Stijn Van Der Kolk
Backend Developer at Sony Music Entertainment
Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolStijn Van Der Kolk is a Backend Developer with nine years of practical experience building data-driven tooling and automation for the global music industry, currently delivering internal systems used across multiple Sony Music offices. He specializes in TypeScript and NestJS backends (with frontend experience in React/Next.js), and has a strong track record of shipping internal platforms, APIs and Discord bots that improve workflows and user engagement. Beyond engineering, Stijn has led customer support operations and community programs—managing migrations from Zoho to Zendesk and running a Discord community of thousands—so he blends product-minded development with operational excellence. He mentors computer science students and teaches DevOps topics, demonstrating a penchant for developer education and cross-border collaboration. Outside work he plays volleyball and experiments with new tech, often building small tooling projects that bridge data, community and music.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Havo Natuur en techniek, Havo Natuur en techniek at Christelijk Lyceum DelftMinor DevOps Computer Science, Minor DevOps Computer Science at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Italian, French, English
Github Skills (151)
appwrite10
discord-rpc10
spotify-api10
mobile-web10
serverless10
backend10
firebase10
javascript10
mbaas10
discord-js10
api10
swift10
dart10
gatsby10
static-site-generator10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
statsfm/web
Feb 2022 - Jul 2024
stats.fm web repository
Contributions:22 reviews, 26 PRs, 276 pushes in 2 years 5 months
wipstatsnextjsreacttailwindcss
statsfm/support-docs
Feb 2022 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 20 PRs in 1 year 4 months
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