Wietse De Vries
Software Developer at Kayena IT Services B.V.
Groningen, Groningen, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
Summary
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Top SchoolWietse De Vries is a front-end-focused software developer with 10 years of experience building large-scale, modular web applications and pixel-perfect user interfaces. He moved from business school into development in 2013, earned a degree in Communication and Multimedia Design while freelancing, and progressed through startups to senior and lead roles at scale-ups like Audax and BookSpot. He specializes in JavaScript and React, with strong grounding in software design patterns, performance optimization, and pragmatic state management. Based in Groningen and now running his own practice on Bonaire, he pairs hands-on coding with SEO and client-facing product work, and values ambitious, collaborative teams and clear communication in both Dutch and English. An avid learner and mentor, he combines practical delivery experience with a knack for transforming designs into robust, maintainable front-end architectures.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) International Business and Management Studies, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) International Business and Management Studies at Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesBachelors degree Communication and Multimedia Design, Bachelors degree Communication and Multimedia Design at NHL Hogeschool
English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Papiamento
Github Skills (126)
transformers10
epub10
speech-processing10
python10
nix10
speech-enhancement10
text-to-speech10
voice-conversion10
deep-learning10
gemma10
glm10
machine-translation10
conda-forge10
linux10
multimodal10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
wietsedv/docker-calibre-server
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
Automatically updating slim Debian image with the latest Calibre Server
Contributions:23 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
debiandockerdocker-imagecalibrecalibre-server
wietsedv/nixpkgs
Jul 2023 - Dec 2025
Nix Packages collection & NixOS
Contributions:31 pushes, 26 branches in 2 years 5 months
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