Timon Bakker
Senior Fullstack Developer at Learnbeat
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTimon Bakker is a Senior Fullstack Developer based in Leiden with five years of hands-on experience building multilingual web applications and educational tooling. Currently at Learnbeat, he brings full-stack fluency across Python/Flask, TypeScript, DynamoDB and Tailwind, combining backend reliability with polished, accessible front-ends. He contributed to the Hedy project’s web environment—improving accessibility, responsive typography and a language switcher—showing a focus on UX for learners and practical open-source impact. With a technical MSc in ICT in Business and a background tutoring programming and math, he pairs strong product empathy with the ability to translate pedagogical needs into robust code.
5 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) ICT in Business (Tech Track), Master of Science (MSc) ICT in Business (Tech Track) at Leiden UniversityPropedeuse Computer Science, Propedeuse Computer Science at Hogeschool LeidenHAVO Natuur & Techniek, HAVO Natuur & Techniek at Het Vlietland CollegeBachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science & Economics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science & Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dutch, English
Github Skills (6)
user-interface10
tailwindcss10
front-end-development10
javascript9
html9
css9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hedyorg/hedy
May 2021 - Jan 2023
Hedy is a gradual programming language to teach children programming. Gradual languages use different language levels, where each level adds new concepts and syntactic complexity. At the end of the Hedy level sequence, kids master a subset of syntactically valid Python.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:379 reviews, 831 commits, 579 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Timon's contributions primarily focused on front-end development tasks within the Hedy project, including updating and modifying the user interface. The user updated the styling to tailwind v3, incorporated dynamic font sizing based on user input, and addressed accessibility by adding alt attributes to images. They also implemented a language switcher and resolved issues with visual elements, contributing to the user experience.
sequencehedypythonsyntacticprogramming-language
TiBiBa/TiBiBa
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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