Summary
Wim Vandenhaute is a seasoned freelance software engineer with 17 years of professional experience and a Master's in Computer Science from Ghent University. He specializes in identity and access management, leading multiple migrations from legacy IAM to Keycloak/OpenID Connect while working across cloud-native stacks (Kotlin, Spring Boot, Docker, AWS, Terraform). Wim blends strong backend expertise with practical DevOps and CI/CD tooling (GitLab, CircleCI) and front-end experience (Angular/PrimeNG), making him effective across full-stack integration projects. As the owner of VDH DEV BVBA, he pairs hands-on implementation with client-focused delivery for public and enterprise systems, including eID and payment integrations. A detail-oriented engineer from West Flanders, he has a long track record of tackling security-sensitive platforms and modernizing legacy Java architectures.
17 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Science-Math, Science-Math at Koninklijk Atheneum Oudenaarde
Master Computer Science, Master Computer Science at Ghent University
English, Dutch, French