Summary
Wouter Veen is a pragmatic PHP developer with 13 years of experience building backend systems that help teams work more efficiently and reliably. He has a strong track record across Dutch e‑commerce and service platforms, most recently at KATE Innovations after four years shaping robust back ends for 123inkt.nl. Comfortable across the stack, he combines PHP (Laravel, CodeIgniter), MySQL, Linux scripting and Vue.js to reduce friction in production systems and improve processes. Past roles include product-focused engineering in medical device development and data/process improvements, showing he can bridge research-led projects and commercial software delivery. Based in Nieuwegein, he brings a mix of hands-on coding, system hardening and incremental product thinking that favors maintainability over flash. Colleagues describe him as a steady problem-solver who quietly improves developer workflows and system reliability.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Propedeuse Technische informatica / Computertechniek / Technische computerkunde, Propedeuse Technische informatica / Computertechniek / Technische computerkunde at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)
English, Dutch, German