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Hey, I’m

Roel Leijser

I'm a junior fullstack developer from Arnhem with a focus on web development, design and accessibility.

About me

I'm a 26-year-old junior software engineer living in Arnhem. I finished Informatica at Avans Hogeschool last year.

I like the frontend part most. I want pages that load fast and work for everyone, with small details like a well-timed animation. On the backend I use Node.js, C#, and PHP. I have worked with different languages and frameworks, including Vue, Laravel, React (native), and Next.js.

Most of my practical knowledge comes from shipping small side projects from scratch and the internships i've done.

In my free time I like to program side projects, play bass guitar and cycle around.

Experience

  1. 2017 – 2020

    ROC Nijmegen

    MBO 4 · Application Developer

  2. Sep 2018 – Feb 2019

    SalesWizard

    Intern Arnhem

    Designed and built WordPress sites and handled SEO for an online marketing agency. Used Google Analytics to track performance and maintained webshops.

  3. Nov 2019 – May 2020

    CargoSnap

    Intern Utrecht

    Maintained a Vue.js and Laravel app for logging logistics processes. Also maintained the Hugo content site and blog, adding i18n and a11y for an international audience.

  4. 2020 – 2025

    Avans Hogeschool

    Bachelor · Informatica

  5. Sep 2024 – Feb 2025

    Ontola

    Intern Utrecht

    Built a Next.js template for Atomic Server, an open source application, that cut new site setup to one command. Researched headless site builder integration and wrote up recommendations.

My stack

Frontend

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • React Native
  • Next.js
  • Vue.js
  • Nuxt
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Astro

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • C#/.NET
  • SQL
  • Prisma
  • Drizzle

Tools

  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Scrum
  • Monorepo
  • Figma
  • Self-hosting