Summary
Stijn Winand is a pragmatic software leader and former full-stack developer with 11+ years of hands-on experience and 14+ years in the software industry, now serving as Director of Software Engineering in Montreal. He has led and scaled multi-continent teams on complex fintech and ecommerce programs, delivering measurable results like a 140% increase in release cadence and $13M in project cost savings through pragmatic third-party reuse and iterative Agile practices. Comfortable across TypeScript/React front ends, C# back ends and cloud migrations, he pairs technical depth with strong stakeholder and capacity management to reduce tech debt and improve predictability. Known for turning underperforming teams into high performers and achieving exceptionally low turnover, he blends servant leadership with data-driven delivery. A multilingual collaborator with experience across industries from retail and logistics to public sector systems, he has a knack for translating messy business processes into pragmatic engineering solutions.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at Free Code Camp
Technical Secundary Education Multimedia, Technical Secundary Education Multimedia at KTA De Merodelei
Dutch, French, English, German