Thijs Smudde
Founder BrandReel.com at Plant Powered IT Company
Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
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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)
realtime10
pagination10
backend10
react-leaflet10
floatingactionbutton10
javascript10
react-component10
reactive-programming10
typescript10
build-system10
rpc10
tailwindcss10
android10
mobile10
nodejs10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
thijssmudde/react-leaflet-locate-control
Jun 2018 - Mar 2020
A locate control for React Leaflet
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 15 pushes in 1 year 9 months
react-leaflet
fullhdpixel/Google-Authenticator
Jun 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 1 year 2 months
googleauthenticatorauthenticationgoogle-authenticator
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