Merlijn van der Kamp


Creative software engineer

Hi! I'm Merlijn, 29 years of age, currently living in The Netherlands.

As a creative developer, I enjoy learning about new techniques, to create new experiences and make existing ones even better. I like to work in a small team, but when I can focus on something all by myself, that's where I really shine.

I leverage a diverse skillset including full-stack web development, research & documentation, UI/UX design and much more.

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Skills


Experience

12+ years of front-end web development
6+ years of back-end web development
4+ years of professionally working in teams
7.8 / 10 Average grade at university
5+ years of general game design
1000+ hours of level design
29 years of real life
TOO MANY hours of playing games

Technical

Sizzlin'
Pretty good
Not afraid to use this
Frameworks / Libraries
React
Jest
Three.js
Languages
TS
TypeScript
(S)CSS
Node.js
SQL
Other
Git
A Suite
G Suite
Debian

Other

Languages

  • Dutch - Native
  • English - Professional proficiency

Production

  • Agile development (scrum)
  • Strong communication skills

Positive things people said about me

  • Pleasant to work with
  • Valuable addition to the team
  • Pro-active
  • Always on time
  • Truly a wizard

Me, the human


Image of myself standing, looking like a goofball with lots of long hair being all over the place

Pronouns

He / Him / They

Web alias

16 differently colored pixels Zemanzo

Educational attainment

Bachelor of Science
Creative Media and Game Technologies
Breda University

Things I like

MILK
RAINBOWS
SOUNDTRACKS

Games / series I love

FACTORIO
PORTAL
BANJO KAZOOIE
MINECRAFT
TETRIS
SUPER MARIO
BABA IS YOU
ROCKET LEAGUE
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA
A HAT IN TIME

Descriptive words

A long haired man

I grew up with computers from an early age. As you probably have noticed, I do enjoy plenty of video games. Puzzle and adventure games are my favorites, but there are plenty of other genres I enjoy.

Alongside games, I've also grown to enjoy the more technical aspect of computers, both in terms of hardware and software. The latter grew from a hobby to a job!

While my study had a strong focus on (video) games, I decided software engineering is a better fit career-wise. I love digging into the nitty-gritty of a challenging task and learning in the process.

Outside

Even though a lot of my life revolves around the digital world, sometimes I just need a break from it all. My favorite thing to do at those times is to go outside – no matter the weather – and go for a nice walk. Nothing but the sound of nature to occupy my mind.

So that's me

An introvert looking to make the world a better place by creating awesome things, with awesome people!


Contact


Interested in my capabilities? Questions? Up for a chat? Send me an email to work out the details!
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This site was fully designed and created by myself. Special thanks to Tristan Volk for suggestions and remarks.