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Tijl Declerck

Brussels

Summary

Experienced Senior Full Stack Web Developer with over 8 years of proven track record. Specializes in start-ups, scale-ups, and large enterprises. Skilled in developing innovative web applications and solutions to drive business growth and enhance user experience. Proficient in various programming languages and technologies, focusing on delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure web solutions. Passionate about staying current with industry trends and continuously improving skills to meet evolving tech industry needs.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Web Developer

Tijl Declerck BV
02.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Freelance Web Developer offering consultancy services to European companies.
  • Continued providing services to MyFaro to keep the website running
  • Directport: Greenfield project in cooperation with FraktionX/Skillsearch. Created to optimize port operations for dry bulk voyages.
  • Freelance Web Developer offering consultancy services to European companies.

Front-End Web Developer

myFaro
05.2021 - Current
  • Tech stack: ReactJS, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Material-UI (MUI), OpenAI library (implementation chatbot), Tanstack Query, Tanstack Router, Chart.js, Tanstack Table, Formik, Yup, i18next (internationalization-framework), Appsignal (monitoring and service reliability), Jenkins, REST, Postman
  • Sole Front-End Web developer for Belgian startup that serves financial advisors.
  • Transition and migration from the legacy front-end platform to a modern, responsive React web application, enhancing the user experience and optimizing performance.
  • Collaborated closely with the back-end team and product manager to ensure seamless integration of APIs and deliver feature-rich updates in line with business objectives.
  • Implemented UI/UX designs, driving increased user engagement and contributing to improved customer retention rates.
  • Championed best practices in code quality, component reusability, and scalable architecture, laying the groundwork for future front-end development and expansion.

Full Stack Web Developer

Directport
02.2024 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: Freelance assignment for a Belgian start-up (Directport) building a web application to streamline inland shipping.
  • Tech Stack: ReactJS, Express, Typescript, Javascript, Supabase, Docker, Github Actions CI/CD, DigitalOcean App platform, TDD (Vitest unit/integration tests, Playwright e2e tests), REST, Swagger
  • Tracking module: Integrated real-time AIS data from third-party APIs such as Euris, giving dispatchers live vessel positions and more reliable ETAs.
  • Voyages module: Enabled charter-company logistics teams to plan end-to-end voyages collaboratively, from initial booking to arrival.
  • Financial module: Automated invoicing based on operational data, fully aligned with the 2025 accounting / reporting standards.
  • Vessel module: Provided fleet managers with tools to monitor each vessel's specs, inventories, and preventive-maintenance schedule.
  • Freelance assignment for a Belgian start-up (Directport) building a web application to streamline inland shipping.

Front-End Web Developer

BNP Paribas
09.2019 - 05.2021
  • HCompany Overview: Financial Sector: Developing and maintaining well-functioning flows for the customers of the biggest bank in Belgium, offering services to hundreds of thousands of customers.
  • Tech stack: ReactJS, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Gitlab, Selligent
  • Responsible for: Development of new business ideas provided by the managers, Resolving errors that occurred on the website and app, Helping new developers with onboarding, Helping with the planning during the scrum events.
  • Achievements: Lead Developer of various projects: The new paperless enrolment flow for the app and the website for new customers, The Packages Pro flow that handles opening business accounts for clients, Collaboration project between Xerius and BNP Paribas Fortis, Top Family flow that handles insurances for families.
  • Co-developer of various projects: Hello Bank For Entrepreneurs, The new loans simulator for the app, Expat Enrolment.
  • Financial Sector: Developing and maintaining well-functioning flows for the customers of the biggest bank in Belgium.

Full-Stack Developer Internship

Octonius
12.2018 - 05.2019
  • Tech stack: Angular, Typescript, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Node.js (Express), MongoDB
  • Responsible for: Node.js Back-end API, Angular Front-end, New Features (Planning and Implementations).
  • Achievements: Implementing the Stripe subscription system, Organizing the front-end structure to make it run more efficient, Implementation of the personal workspace feature, Work on the email notification system, Implementing the live notification system and other socket.io features in several parts of the application.
  • Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - I/O Psychology

University of Ghent
Ghent
05-2022

Skills

  • Data generation tools
  • Website optimization
  • Interface design
  • Web development projects
  • HTML
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • React
  • CSS
  • SCSS
  • NodeJS (ExpressJS)
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • Jenkins
  • DigitalOcean
  • MongoDB
  • Appsignal
  • Vitest
  • Axios
  • Jest
  • Playwright
  • Gitlab
  • Github
  • Tailwind
  • Docker
  • TDD (test-driven-development)
  • Event-driven-architecture
  • Swagger
  • JSON
  • Postman
  • Tanstack Query
  • REST APIs
  • Websockets
  • Zustand
  • Redux
  • Docker
  • GIT
  • Webpack
  • JIRA
  • Mondaycom
  • Youtrack

Languages

Dutch
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
French
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Freelance Web Developer

Tijl Declerck BV
02.2024 - Current

Full Stack Web Developer

Directport
02.2024 - 01.2025

Front-End Web Developer

myFaro
05.2021 - Current

Front-End Web Developer

BNP Paribas
09.2019 - 05.2021

Full-Stack Developer Internship

Octonius
12.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - I/O Psychology

University of Ghent

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