Tim Nolet
Co-founder & Chief Evangelist at Checkly
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Nolet is a founder and engineering leader with 11 years of experience building developer-focused SaaS and platform products, currently serving as Co-founder & Chief Evangelist at Checkly. He combines hands-on engineering—contributing to Puppeteer/Playwright tooling and a Vue-based headless recorder—with product and marketing leadership shaped by previous exits like Vamp (acquired by CircleCI). Comfortable spanning full-stack development, product strategy, and go-to-market, Tim specializes in code-first synthetic monitoring for modern DevOps teams. Based in Utrecht, he brings a rare mix of technical depth and storytelling skill informed by an academic background in art history and a BSc in computer science.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Christelijk Gymnasium UtrechtMaster of Arts (MA) Cum Laude Art History, Master of Arts (MA) Cum Laude Art History at University of AmsterdamBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences
English, German, Dutch
Github Skills (15)
chromeless10
google-chrome-extension10
puppeteer10
nodejs10
javascript10
vue10
chrome-extension10
vue-jsx10
headless-browser10
testing10
html9
css9
chrome8
jestjs8
playwright6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
checkly/headless-recorder
Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
Chrome extension that records your browser interactions and generates a Playwright or Puppeteer script.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:19 releases, 9 reviews, 165 commits in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the development of the user interface for a Chrome extension. Their work involved creating and modifying Vue.js components for the popup interface, including the addition of new features such as help documentation. They also implemented tests to ensure the correct functioning of the components. The user's efforts demonstrate a focus on building and improving the user experience.
recordsbrowserpuppeteerchromevue
checkly/puppeteer-examples
Jan 2018 - Aug 2020
Puppeteer example scripts for running Headless Chrome from Node.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:52 commits, 20 PRs, 46 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily focused on modifying and expanding the functionality of the Puppeteer examples. Their work included refactoring code, such as removing IIFEs and using promises. They contributed by adapting various scripts that automate web interactions, encompassing features like shopping cart interaction, search functionality, and form submissions. Their commits reflect a focus on maintaining and improving existing test cases.
jesttestingpuppeteerjavascriptdeveloper-tools
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