Thijs Smudde
Founder BrandReel.com
Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolThijs Smudde is a founder and full‑stack software engineer with 11 years of experience building production web platforms and founder-led startups from the Netherlands. He specializes in modern TypeScript stacks—Next.js, TanStack, PayloadCMS, Tailwind and Shadcn—delivering server-side rendered sites, headless CMS integrations and reusable component libraries. As founder of BrandReel.com he combines product, video marketing and engineering to help brands produce studio-quality assets at scale, and previously launched several ventures including Plant Powered IT and ProgressMade.ai. A seasoned freelance front-end lead, he has implemented CMS workflows, Azure Blob and Redis integrations, and taught teams TypeScript/React through workshops and a Udemy course. Thijs pairs academic training in information sciences with a hands-on, product-first approach and a knack for turning design systems into developer-friendly tooling.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Informatiewetenschappen (Information sciences), Master's degree, Informatiewetenschappen (Information sciences) at Radboud UniversityBachelor's degree, Informatiewetenschappen (Information sciences), Bachelor's degree, Informatiewetenschappen (Information sciences) at Utrecht University
Github Skills (200)
react-leaflet10
api10
inferno10
reactive-programming10
nodejs10
mongodb10
expo10
frontend10
floatingactionbutton10
mbaas10
payload10
build-system10
react-native-component10
react-typescript10
rpc10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
fullhdpixel/React-Native-Hr
Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
Hr component for awesome login/register screens
Contributions:14 commits, 5 PRs, 11 pushes in 9 months
register
thijssmudde/react-headless-pagination
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Headless ReactJS component for pagination. Built using hooks and tested with Jest.
Contributions:3 releases, 29 commits, 7 PRs in 10 months
reacttailwindcsspaginationjestreactjs-component
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