Seasoned Software Engineer from the Netherlands. I have over a decade of experience of developing software professionally with various technologies.
Wanna chat? Reach out to me at swenkooij@gmail.com.
Not exhaustive. This displays the biggest projects that I authored and maintain.
Primary author. Brings advanced Postgres features to the Django ORM such as partitioned tables, materialized views, atomic upserts etc.
Primary author. Stores localized strings in Postgres using hstore fields.
Django
I authored two large libraries that extend the Django ORM. I am inimitately familiar with Django and its internals. I worked and lead a Django-powered code base for 8+ years that scaled from 0 users and 1 developer to millions of users and 100+ developers.
Python
I spent over a decade working with Python. I authored several Python libraries and I am an expert in packaging, managing and scaling large Python code bases.
React / TypeScript
I built and worked on code bases that powered many high-traffic websites and built mobile apps using React-Native. I am deeply familiar with both React web and React-Native. I shepherded a large React code base for 8+ years.
PostgreSQL
I scaled several large Postgres databases. I am deeply familiar with query & schema optimization, Postgres features and operating large Postgres databases in production.
Keycloak
I managed 10 large clusters serving millions of users every day. I have extensive experience extending Keycloak through SPIs and operating and scaling it in production.
Golang
I authored several Terraform providers such as terraform-provider-algolia.