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Backend Software Developer · Python & Go
About
Five years building
what runs underneath.
I started writing code at thirteen and never really stopped. Over time I gravitated toward the parts of the stack most people ignore — systems, infrastructure, the security layer. I work primarily in Python, Go, and JavaScript, building backends that need to be fast, secure, and maintainable.
Why I do this
My first lines of code were a Python script to sort my music library. That small thing taught me that software is just logic made tangible — and I wanted to understand all of it, down to the OS and the network stack. That curiosity never left.
History
Sep 2020 – Jun 2023
Foundational IT Program · IT STEP Academy
16-subject program — Python programming, web design (HTML/CSS), Arduino, game development on Unity.
Sep 2022 – Jun 2024
Software Development · IT STEP College
Python application & web development, OOP, software methodology, theory of algorithms.
Aug 2024 – Present
Lead Software Engineer → Technical Director → VP of Engineering · Elladium Holding Ltd.
Remote. Backend services, REST & GraphQL APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure in production.
Sep 2024 – Jun 2027
Bachelor's, Applied Computer Science · Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Backend & full-stack: Python, JavaScript, PHP, operating systems, Cloud & DevOps — Geel, Belgium.
Dreams & ambitions
I want to work on infrastructure that other engineers depend on without thinking about it — the kind of software that just runs, quietly and correctly, at scale.
Security is where I keep returning. I want to turn that instinct into deep expertise in distributed systems security — shaping how teams think about trust boundaries from day one, not as an afterthought.
Longer term, I want to contribute to the tools developers actually use: open-source runtimes, protocol implementations, the unglamorous plumbing that makes modern software possible.
The stack
Technical
Soft
Interests
- Self-hosted home servers
- Competitive gymnastics — 12 years
- International volunteering
- Reading security research