Thijmen De Gooijer
Expert IT Architect at Nordea
Västerås, Sweden
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Top SchoolThijmen De Gooijer is an expert IT architect with 16 years of experience bridging research-grade software architecture and pragmatic enterprise delivery across finance, public sector and industrial companies. With a double MSc in computer science and software engineering and a publication record from ABB research, he blends rigorous technical thinking with a strong business focus and hands-on DevOps practice. He has led agile architecture adoption at Kommuninvest, shaped digital bureaucracy at Skatteverket, and now guides architecture at Nordea, specializing in solution and enterprise-level decisions that speed delivery while reducing risk. Known for coaching teams, structuring decision-making, and connecting stakeholders, he combines social sensitivity and cross-cultural experience with a pragmatic, results-oriented mindset. Colleagues describe him as ethically driven and candid—a “Dutch-uncle” honesty that helps align sustainable IT strategy with day-to-day engineering realities.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Master's Degree at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamGymnasium, Gymnasium at Sint-NicolaaslyceumMaster's Degree, Master's Degree at Mälardalens högskola
English, Dutch, Swedish, German
Github Skills (4)
architecture3
java3
design-patterns3
android2
Github contributions (5)
airac/saturn2018-growing-great-software-designers-workshop
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 day
next-generationdesigners
airac/saturn2019-architecture-island-workshop
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
What are the most essential ideas in software architecture all developers should know?
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
software-architectureandroidessentialjavadesign-patterns
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