JDN

Jens De Neef

Web Application Engineer

I build web applications that are fast by default and maintainable at scale. My work sits at the intersection of technical architecture and developer experience — I care as much about the systems that produce software as the software itself.

Based in Belgium, working with teams across Europe on everything from greenfield platforms to legacy modernisation. I write about what I learn.

Belgium Remote 8+ years exp

Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonGoSQL

Frontend

AstroReactViteTailwind CSSNext.js

Backend

Node.jsExpressFastifyGraphQLREST

Infra

DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsRedisPostgreSQL

Practices

DDDTDDClean ArchitectureAgileCode Review

Experience

2022 – now

Lead Web Application Engineer

Independent / Freelance

Full-stack consulting, architecture reviews, performance audits

2020 – 2022

Senior Frontend Engineer

Scale-up SaaS

Built design system from scratch, migrated CRA → Vite, mentored 4 devs

2018 – 2020

Full-stack Developer

Digital Agency

React/Node.js applications for enterprise clients

2016 – 2018

Junior Developer

Early career

PHP, jQuery, WordPress — the classics

Contact

Email: jens@codem8.dev

GitHub: github.com/jensdn

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jensdn

Resume: /resume