Valentijn Nieman
Software Engineer at Studio Grutto
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolValentijn Nieman is a versatile software engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web apps, cloud-deployed AI/NLP pipelines, and embedded C++ firmware for hardware controllers. Comfortable across JavaScript/TypeScript and Python, he has contributed front-end improvements to notable open-source projects like Plotly Dash—implementing custom renderers, UI hooks, and a Tabs component—while also shipping DSP and audio systems for games using FMOD. Based in Amsterdam, he blends a maker’s curiosity (he builds his own videogames) with production-grade engineering at companies from Plotly and DigitalOcean to Tenarch and Studio Grutto. His background in popular music informs a distinctive focus on auditory experiences and media-rich interfaces, pairing creative instincts with rigorous software craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Popular Music, Bachelor of Arts Popular Music at Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
Dutch, English
Github Skills (13)
css10
javascript10
front-end-development10
dashjs10
react10
styled-jsx9
props9
prop9
user-interface8
html8
testing8
interface-design8
ui-design8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
plotly/dash-core-components
Jun 2018 - Feb 2019
OBSOLETE: now part of https://github.com/plotly/dash
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:303 commits, 67 PRs, 275 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:Valentijn's contributions primarily involved developing and integrating a new Tabs component into the dash-core-components library. They started by setting up the basic Tabs component structure, then defined its API and properties for use within the Dash framework. The user also added styling using styled-jsx and implemented the logic for tab selection, including handling user input and the ability to update the content of the selected tab. Furthermore, the user ensured the correct rendering of content based on the selected tab.
dashpythonplotly-dashplotlydata-visualization
plotly/dash
Jul 2018 - Feb 2019
Data Apps & Dashboards for Python. No JavaScript Required.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:94 commits, 6 PRs, 28 pushes in 7 months
Contributions summary:Valentijn focused on enhancing the user interface of the Dash application. Their contributions centered around implementing a custom renderer and integrating hooks to modify and extend the UI. They added tests for the custom renderer and fixed related styling and formatting issues. The user also made a variety of changes to the components, index string and integration tests.
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