Hi, I'm Rick
Senior Software Engineer focused on full-stack systems, distributed architectures, complex integrations, automation, and AI products.
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About Me

I'm a software engineer with 5 years of experience building backend systems, web applications, internal tools, and product-facing features across fintech and B2B SaaS.

I’ve worked in startups and scaleups across Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Berlin, building full-stack products, backend systems, and technical platforms that power real-world business operations.

I care about simple, well-designed software, strong product ownership, and solving real business problems without overengineering. I enjoy working across backend, frontend, architecture, and developer experience.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Nimbus AI

2025 - Present

Building and scaling AI-powered products and platform services for a B2B SaaS startup, contributing to conversational systems, agent development, distributed backend services, platform architecture, and customer-facing integrations.

Software Engineer

Permisso (former Bankflip)

2024 - 2025

Built large-scale data extraction and document intelligence systems, integrating government portals, financial institutions, and public administrations through scraping, certificate-based authentication, reverse engineering, and automated document processing.

Backend Developer

bunq

2021 - 2024

Worked on banking backend systems including onboarding, KYC/KYB, identity verification, compliance reporting, billing, and automation using PHP, SQL, Redis, AWS, and internal tooling.

My Skills

AI tools

OpenAI SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Pydantic AI, Deepgram STT, Eleven Labs Voices

Backend

Python, Node.js, TypeScript, PHP, REST APIs, Microservices

Frontend

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS

Databases

MongoDB, SQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Firestore

Architecture

Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Kafka, Hexagonal Architecture

Cloud & DevOps

Google Cloud Run, Google Cloud Scheduler, Docker, AWS, OTel, Prometheus, CI/CD

Product & Engineering

Product Ownership, Technical Design, Mentoring, Developer Experience

Integrations

Stripe, Slack API, Gemini API, Public Administration APIs, Web Scraping

Selected Work

Get In Touch

I'm open to interesting software engineering opportunities, especially around backend systems, product engineering, fintech, AI, and high-impact startup environments.