Hello, my name is Niels Verbeek

I am a Full-Stack Developer who is passionate about web development and always loves to keep learning technologies.

Full-Stack
DevOps
Niels Verbeek

Full-Stack

Expertise in backend-technologies like PHP/NodeJS/Python and frontend like Vue/React/Svelte combined with a variety of related technologies and tooling.

Site reliability

Experienced with optimizations focused on speed, scalability, insights, and resource management for high-traffic web applications.

DevOps/Linux

Linux is my day-to-day operating system, providing me with a deep experience for deployment, server management, and optimizing development environments.

Background

I was always interested in technology and computers and loved to experiment and learn new things. At age 12 I bought my first programming book which sparked my interest in software development and led me to web development at a very young age. I started learning about HTML/CSS and PHP/MySQL and building websites for fun. After college I started working as a professional web developer, handling various projects and applications, from which I gained a lot of experience in the field.


Now I am a well-experiences Full Stack Web Developer specializing in PHP and Symfony, with over 13 years of hands-on experience in scalable, high-performance web applications. My expertise spans the full development lifecycle—from crafting robust backend architectures to creating intuitive frontend interfaces. I have built a strong experience with DevOps, from setting up and maintaining servers to analyzing, monitoring and tweaking performance and security. Besides that, I also founded my own company, Kreable.com, where I offer web development services to small businesses, or explore and experiment with new technologies.

Languages

Dutch Native
English Native
German Intermediate
French Intermediate

Experience

3w Media - 2011 - Present

Full-Stack developer

2011 - Present

After my studies, I started working at 3w Media as a Full-Stack developer. By working in a small company with a wide variety of clients and projects I have gained a lot of experience in various technologies, languages and business-specific requirements.

Kreable.com - 2013 - Present

Business owner

In 2013 I started my own small company, Kreable.com, where I offer web development services to small businesses. Here I work on various projects ranging from client websites/applications to build and explore new ideas and technologies.

Skills

Backend

During my professional career I have gained a lot of experience in various backend technologies and learned a lot of different languages, frameworks and technologies.

PHP
Symfony/Laravel
Sylius/API Platform
Wordpress/Drupal
WooCommerce/Magento
NodeJS/Typescript
MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL
MongoDB/CouchDB
Redis
Elasticsearch
REST/GraphQL
Unit testing
Integration testing
Microservices/gRPC
Golang
Bash/Python
Nginx/Traefik
Serverless
DigitalOcean/AWS/GCP
Paypal/Mollie/Stripe gateways
Security
CSP/CORS

Frontend

As a Full-Stack developer I have gained a lot of experience in various frontend technologies and frameworks, combined with a strong knowledge of API development and integration.

HTML/CSS/Sass
Javascript/Typescript
Vue/Angular/React
Vite/Webpack
Accessibility
UX/UI
Unit testing vitest/jest
E2E testing Playwright/Cypress
Websockets
SEO/SEA/SEM
Analytics
Lighthouse
REST/GraphQL
JWT/oAuth
UIKit/Tailwind
PWA
Web components
Tauri/Capacitor/Electron

DevOps

Working predominantly within Linux environments, focusing on automating deployments, server management, and maintaining reliable development workflows.

Linux
Docker & Containerization
CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions)
Docker Swarm/Kubernetes
AWS/GCP
Ansible
Bash/Python
Golang
ELK/Prometheus
Logstash/Beats/Fluentd
Kibana/Grafana
Consul
DirectAdmin/Plesk
Git/SVN

Performance optimization

I like to explore the maximum performance optimization with a focus on improving speed, scalability, and efficient resource management in high-traffic environments.

Varnish/Squid
RabbitMQ/ZMQ
Redis
CDN
Load balancing
Database optimization
Query/index optimization
High-availability
Code profiling

AI / Crypto

I am passionate about emerging technologies and have been experimenting with AI in automation, image/video content generation, and beyond. Along with the growing popularity of blockchain technology, I have also been exploring smart contracts, decentralized applications (dApps) and the technology in general.

LLM/GPT
A1111/ComfyUI
Blockchain
Smart contracts/Solidity
Decentralized applications
DeFi/NFT
IPFS
Web3.js
Niels Verbeek at work

My work

Education

Karel de Grote-Hogeschool - College

Software/Application development
Java
C
Data Architecture
HTML/CSS
Javascript
Computer architecture
CISCO Networking
Database Design
UX/UI Design
UML/ERD
Business economics
Dutch
English
German
French

WICO Campus Sint-Maria - High school

Informatics
VB.NET
ASP.NET
C#
Hardware
Network technology
Dutch
English
German
French