Summary
Yuri Van Geffen is a Head of Engineering with 12 years of experience building production-ready and scalable software, rooted in a strong game-development background. He has led engineering at Wezoo while founding and running small product companies, bringing entrepreneurial instincts to team leadership and rapid prototyping. His career spans low-level engine work—designing sound engines, tooling, crash reporting and internationalization—for studios like Abbey Games, to server-side systems and product delivery for indie and mid-size teams. Comfortable across the stack, Yuri excels at translating creative ideas from concept to reliable, shipped applications and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Based in Utrecht, he blends formal training in Business Informatics and Computer Science with hands-on technical breadth that often sees him filling multiple roles in smaller teams.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Business Informatics, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Business Informatics at Utrecht University
High School Degree (VWO) Nature & Technology, High School Degree (VWO) Nature & Technology at Ds. Pierson College
German, Spanish, Danish, English, Dutch