Hi! I'm Gerrit, a fullstack developer with a passion for Ruby on Rails and ReactJS. I started with HTML as teenager in my children's room and transitioned in 2008 from a hobby developer to a professional.
Currently I'am looking for a company with a social impact like international aid, education, clean energy and sharing economy.
We had the chance to build a new B2B fashion marketplace and decided to go with ReactJS/Redux. After some iterations and learnings, we implemented our custom API Middleware and the GraphQL/Relay Framework next to our Ruby on Rails Backend.
After all major features were shipped, we focused on integrations with larger ERP-Systems to import/export products and stock updates.
I needed a change of scene and moved to Getkiwi to support their App.
The Ruby on Rails backend provided an API for the native iOS/Android clients. We managed payment subscriptions via Stripe and build integrations with Apple Health, FitBit and Runkeeper for data synchronization.
Unfortunately the project has been shutdown after only 6 months.
With my focus as Ruby Backend Developer, I was involed in almost every part of the technology stack. Finally I received the "Sweeper" badge for my flexibility.
In retrospective, my most valueable learnings from this time were about agile product development and scaleable IT infrastructures.
Frontend and PHP Backend Developer. I worked directly with customers on their requirements for either a new company website, eCommerce shop or sophisticated PHP interfaces with the Zend Framework.