About Robbe
Experienced Java developer with strong expertise in cloud solutions and logistics platforms. I help companies optimize backend systems, integrate cloud architecture, and deliver scalable solutions remotely. Available for short-term and project-based work
English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
Portuguese
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- DHL Ecommerce BeneluxJava DeveloperLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINJuly 2024 - Today (2 years)Netherlands
- Reduced software release time by 65% by improving internal development workflows, helping five teams ship updates faster and more reliably.
- Introduced and led the rollout of Datadog across multiple teams, improving observability and cutting average incident response time from around 60 minutes to under 15 minutes.
- Took ownership of backlog management and stakeholder communication for five applications after the Product Owner left, coordinating bi-weekly planning and keeping deliveries on track during the transition.
- Designed and built a “spot check” feature requiring full physical verification of goods, helping protect Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification and preventing compliance issues that could impact customs operations.
- Blue4IT (Adesso SE)Java ConsultantCONSULTING AND AUDITSOctober 2023 - September 2024 (11 months)Netherlands
- Led the development of a fully automated EV charging reimbursement system for internal HR, reducing manual processing by 95%, shortening the payout cycle from 60 to 7 days, and saving HR teams 10+ hours per month in administrative work.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to turn business needs into clear, actionable requirements, and onboarded five developers by providing documentation, guidance, and hands-on support to ensure a smooth integration into the team.
- Ravago (Continuum)Java ConsultantLOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAINSeptember 2021 - October 2023 (2 years and 1 month)Belgium
- Migrated a monolithic Spring Boot application to a microservices-based architecture, improving scalability, flexibility, and long-term maintainability for the invoicing domain.
- Introduced automated testing, increasing coverage from limited manual testing to large-scale automated test execution, significantly improving system reliability and confidence in releases.
- Supported data migrations and onboarding for newly acquired companies, helping teams deploy faster and achieve zero onboarding delays across departments.
- Mentored two new team members, sharing best practices and domain knowledge to improve team productivity and collaboration.
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Education
- Bachelor of Applied InformaticsPXL University2023Bachelor of Applied Informatics
- Java Enterprise Developer BootcampVDAB2021Java Enterprise Developer Bootcamp