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Max van Anen - Freelance Full-Stack Software Engineer, Netherlands

Max van Anen

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Date of Birth: 21-08-1976
Nationality: Dutch
Location: Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands
Phone: +31 6 5333 7801
Email: Maxzilla@gmail.com
Website: maxzilla.nl
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/max-van-anen-057b411
Availability: by agreement
Region: Rucphen (West Brabant), remote and on‑site
KvK: 27285541
VAT: NL002180176B37

Professional Summary

Highly experienced Full-Stack Software Engineer with 20+ years in enterprise software development. Proven track record with Fortune 500 companies including Goldman Sachs AM, ING, KLM, and APM Terminals. Specializes in React, Java, Kotlin, and AWS cloud solutions. Expert in modern architecture patterns including event-driven design, hexagonal architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

Professional Experience (Recent)

Full-Stack Software Engineer

APM Terminals

Netherlands

Jun 2022 - Present
  • Worked on the creation of a greenfield workforce planning and scheduling software, utilizing event-driven design, hexagonal architecture, and tactical Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
  • Laid the foundation for the software's front-end, ensuring an intuitive and responsive user interface
  • Demonstrated versatility as both a front-end and back-end developer, seamlessly transitioning between roles
  • Utilized hexagonal architecture and tactical DDD to ensure a robust, maintainable, and scalable software solution
  • Set up a streamlined CI/CD pipeline, automating the build, test, and deployment processes
  • Provided coaching and guidance to new developers, sharing expertise and fostering a collaborative team environment
ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptKotlinJavaNextJSTailwindCSSKubernetesKafkaDDD

Front End / AWS Engineer

Goldman Sachs AM (NNIP)

Netherlands

Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
  • Front/Full stack, cloud native serverless development on customer-facing website www.nnip.com
  • Implemented page redesigns to enhance user experience
  • Integrated Algolia, a third-party site search engine, into the website
  • Established an automated end-to-end GUI test suite (Cucumber, Protractor, and Playwright) within the CI/CD pipeline
  • Analysed and addressed performance bottlenecks for optimized user experience. Boosting performance by an average of 200%
  • Rewrote the entire data layer to utilize GraphQL for better data management
  • Migrated the complete website to Next.js for improved functionality
ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptAWSGraphQLNext.jsContentfulAlgoliaPlaywright

Full Stack Spring Boot Java Software Engineer

ING Labs

Netherlands

Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
  • Full-stack Java 11 Development on Invoice Trader - a factoring platform where business owners can borrow money from investors in an auction format
  • Implemented the fulfilment process, a real-time payment processing and monitoring solution
  • Developed the login flow for the trader application using Spring Security
  • Set up unit testing and end-to-end testing with Cucumber and Selenium for improved software quality
Java 11Spring BootMySQLAzureCucumberSelenium

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Nationale Nederlanden

Netherlands

May 2013 - Dec 2016
  • Led rebranding and ongoing delivery for nn.nl and adviseur.nn.nl
  • Improved performance, security and SEO on customer-facing sites
  • Built integrations and Spring Boot services for core web properties
  • Delivered front-end features with jQuery and Vue.js in an enterprise stack
Spring MVCSpring BootJavaJQueryVue.jsJenkinsSQL ServerJ2EEWebSphere

Full-Stack Java Software Engineer

ING BCD

Netherlands

Jul 2011 - May 2013
  • Developed front-end and back-end for STARlite, a web-based credit process management application
  • Implemented workflows and UIs with Spring MVC and Dojo
  • Contributed to continuous integration and Agile delivery
Spring MVCDojoHibernateOracleWebSphereSubversionJenkinsJ2EE

Java & Front-End Software Engineer

KLM

Netherlands

Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
  • Designed and built the affinity search business layer and admin tool for klm.com
  • Implemented web services with Apache CXF (JAX-WS/JAX-RS) and Spring MVC
  • Enhanced front-end with jQuery for customer-facing flows
Apache CXFSpring MVCJAX-WSJAX-RSJQueryOracleMaven 2Subversion

Full Career Overview: For complete work history including positions at Nationale Nederlanden, KLM, and other companies (2001-2022):

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Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

React & TypeScriptJava & KotlinSpring Boot & MicroservicesAWS Cloud (Lambda, CloudFront, EC2)Next.js & Node.jsGraphQL & REST APIsDocker & KubernetesApache KafkaPostgreSQL & MongoDBGit & CI/CDJira & ConfluenceAzure DevOpsTerraformTest-Driven DevelopmentDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Event-Driven Architecture

Languages

Dutch: Native
English: Fluent (C1)

Key Projects

APMT Atlas - Workforce Planning Platform

Greenfield workforce planning software for container terminals using event-driven design, hexagonal architecture, and tactical DDD

ReactKotlinKafkaKubernetesGraphQL

KLM Affinity Search

Innovative flight search tool with Google Maps integration providing flexible search criteria and enhanced user experience

JavaJavaScriptGoogle Maps APISpring Framework

NNIP.com Cloud Migration

Complete cloud-native migration from Oracle UCM to AWS with 200% performance improvement and modern JAMstack architecture

ReactAWS LambdaGraphQLContentfulAlgolia

Education

HBO (Higher Professional Education)

Willem de Kooning Academy

1994 - 1998Netherlands

VWO (Pre-University Education)

Erasmus College Zoetermeer

1988 - 1994Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Professional Training

  • Fortify Security Training (2010)
  • GX WebManager Training (2008)
  • EJB Training WebSphere & WSAD (2005)
  • Web Services with WSAD (2005)