Blokker-IT consulting.

I'm a freelance back-end developer interested in microservice architecture

Profile

Freelance software developer

I'm a self-starting, passionate developer, looking for a assignment that allows me to create reliable back-end systems at scale. My experience ranges from working together in a small team to being the lead of multiple multi-disciplinary teams. I love learning new things and share what I’ve learned over the last 10 years of software development with others.

Maarten Blokker
Amsterdam area
maarten@blokker-it.consulting

Work experience

Curriculum vitae

Back-end developer

FedEx (2023)

Phasing out TNT-Post by migrating customer files to the FedEx platform.

Develop strategies to transfer customers based on customer type
Develop APIs for customer journeys

Back-end developer

Technolution (2023 - 2023)

Helped develop modules to control traffic lights for emergency services.

Implemented various smart traffic APIs from international municipalities
Modularizing existing spring boot applications for future-proofing

Lead back-end developer

de Bijenkorf (2020 - 2022)

Responsible for the back-end developers in three scrum teams.

Create technical roadmap
Salary and career progression
Increase developer efficiency
Facilitated RFP process of phasing out monolithic CMS

Back-end developer

de Bijenkorf (2017 - 2020)

As a team Member, I was responsible for creating the backend for features in the product team, focusing on search, product detail, product lister and wishlist pages.

Create and maintain multiple Spring boot microservices
Implement numerous SEO features
Implement and setup monitoring, alerting and on-call from scratch, using ELK, Grafana and Prometheus
Migrate microservices from AWS to Kubernetes in GCP

Full stack developer

Boomerang (2016 - 2017)

Together with a small team, we implemented a distributed “public screen” system, used to display commercials or artwork.

Create Spring boot API to roll out media to public screen hardware
Used JavaFX and Raspberry PI's to create public screens
Implemented back-office in Angular

Software developer

Vialis (2016 - 2016)

Participated in the creation of a monitoring and control system for traffic control of an alternating highway lane (A9-A1-A6).

Created traffic controller UI in JavaFX, that facilitated usage of cameras, controls road barriers, matrix signage, etc.
Contributed to development of control system in custom pub-sub system based on JMS running on OSGI

Software developer

Biostream international (2015 - 2016)

Design and develop system that uses recipes with a measurement and control system for use in fermenters. These systems use pumps, lamps and a host of sensors to, for instance, grow algae.