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Robert Fridzema

About Me

Born and raised in Groningen, moved and lost my heart to Rotterdam. I'm a fullstack developer with a passion for building beautiful, performant, and accessible web applications.

With over a decade of experience, I've worked with everything from small startups to international brands like Unilever, Ahold, and Philips. I specialize in Laravel and Vue, but I'm always exploring new technologies.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me at the gym, hiking, taking photos, or enjoying a good movie with a cold beer 🍻

Available for opportunities

My Journey

2024

Senior Fullstack Developer

Continuing to build innovative web solutions and mentor junior developers.

2018-2024

Lead Developer

Built and maintained a custom CRM/project management system (Premediapower) used across multiple international sites.

2014-2018

Fullstack Developer

Worked with international clients including Unilever, Cloetta, Ahold, Carrefour, Praxis, and Philips.

2010-2014

Web Developer

Started professional career, transitioned from DTP to full-time web development.

2000s

The Beginning

Started coding at age 11, building text-based games with a dedicated user base.

Skills & Expertise

Technologies I work with on a daily basis

Backend

PHP14+ years
Laravel8+ years
MySQL/MariaDB14+ years
PostgreSQL4+ years
Redis6+ years
Elasticsearch4+ years

Frontend

JavaScript/TypeScript14+ years
Vue.js (2 & 3)8+ years
Nuxt (2 & 3)6+ years
Tailwind CSS5+ years
Inertia.js3+ years

Desktop & Mobile

Electron4+ years
Azure MSAL/SSO3+ years
Cross-platform Apps4+ years
Auto-updaters3+ years

AI & Automation

OpenAI API2+ years
n8n Workflows3+ years
RAG / Vector DBs1+ years
OCR & Document AI2+ years

Testing & Quality

Playwright3+ years
Pest/PHPUnit8+ years
PHPStan4+ years
Vitest/Jest3+ years

DevOps

Docker6+ years
Git/GitHub/GitLab12+ years
CI/CD Pipelines6+ years
Nginx10+ years
Linux/Bash12+ years

What I'm Looking For

I'm always interested in new challenges and opportunities to grow. Here's what excites me:

Full-time Roles

Senior or lead positions where I can make an impact

Consulting

Technical consulting and architecture reviews

Collaborations

Open source projects and interesting partnerships

Beyond the Code

💪

Bodybuilding

🥾

Hiking

📷

Photography

🎮

Gaming

Let's Build Something Great

Have a project in mind or just want to chat? I'd love to hear from you.

Send me an Email