๐Ÿš€ Dennis van Valderen

Developer-turned-recruiter | I used to create software, now I help you to find a job that truly fits your future

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

As a former developer, I redefine the kind of developer you think youโ€™re looking for and see beyond the resume to ensure you hire the real deal. If you're a developer or hiring manager, feel free to send me a message on work related things. If you're a human being you can always send me a message with anything random because I like engaging with you nonetheless ๐Ÿ˜‰

Experience

  • Managing Partner IT at Bluebird
    Oct 2023 - Present ยท 2 yrs 9 mos

    As Managing Partner IT at Bluebird Recruitment, I am responsible for building out our IT recruitment team with ex-industry experts and connecting top IT talent with leading companies throughout Europe. We focus on various IT areas, from software development, cloud & infrastructure, data science & engineering, product roles and more. Determined to transform the recruitment space, my goal is to integrate authentic industry expertise, fundamentally changing the sector. By utilising my technical background and understanding of the industry, I am committed to making an impact.

  • Senior Fullstack Engineer at ASML
    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 ยท 8 mos

    At ASML, a leader in the semiconductor industry, I contributed to developing a platform designed to provide insights into machine operations. This platform played a crucial role in monitoring for errors, facilitating timely fixes, and employing artificial intelligence to anticipate potential failures. Due to the proprietary and sensitive nature of the technology and processes at ASML, much of the detailed information about my role and the project specifics is classified. This experience has honed my skills in handling confidential data and working within strict operational security guidelines, reinforcing the importance of discretion and integrity in high-stakes environments. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด.

  • Frontend Chapter Lead at Alphabet Nederland
    Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 ยท 1 yr 2 mos

    At Alphabet Lease (part of BMW Group), a leasing company, my role involved developing modular components for a complex system and leading several frontend projects. As a Chapter Lead I spearheaded technical innovation within our eco-system. This included conducting Angular upgrades and enhancing the codebase for better performance. The frontend team, comprising 10 members, was responsible for overseeing and managing 20 separate Angular projects, each an individual application. I also contributed to the refactoring of a key application, transitioning it to a monorepo structure with Nx to improve maintainability and scalability. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ, ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€

  • Lead Frontend Engineer at Lyfo
    Jul 2021 - Jan 2022 ยท 7 mos

    At Lyfo, a provider of advanced mobile coverage solutions critical for ensuring reliable communication, I developed an Angular application made for configuring the backend for their clients, including the Dutch police. The code that was written is quality tested by an external party and was found to be excellent. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ (๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ) ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—š๐—ผ, ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€

  • Lead Fullstack Engineer at Datlinq
    Mar 2020 - Dec 2021 ยท 1 yr 10 mos

    At DatLinq, a Dutch company known for its data solutions in the foodservice industry, I worked on the SaaS platform (DOX). My responsibilities included the development and enhancement of Data Outlet X and Salesmapp API. This platform gave our clients in the foodservice market data-driven decision making capabilities. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ฆ & ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿด+, ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ, ๐—š๐—ผ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ค๐—Ÿ