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Freelance web development near Amsterdam

I am Merijn van Wouden, a freelance web developer in Zaandam, next to Amsterdam. I build web applications, integrations and tools for everyday work.

From an idea to something people use

I work on the interface and the software behind it. That includes new applications, taking over existing products and connecting systems that were not designed together. I like UX puzzles, especially in tools people use every day.

Svelte and Convex are favourites. I also work with React, Node.js and other technologies when they fit the project. The choice follows the users, the existing system and the work that needs to be done.

Examples

For ThuiszorgInHolland I worked on an app connected to AFAS, where payroll information determines access. Multihaarden combines a web shop, a headless CMS and payments. Guidesty is a group travel planner where everyone edits the same itinerary.

Zaandam, Amsterdam and further afield

My base is Zaandam, next to Amsterdam. I work in Dutch and English. Tell me what you want to build, what already exists and where you are getting stuck.

Technologies

Selected work

  • ThuiszorgInHolland: connecting AFAS, recruitment and the care app

    For a home care organization, I connected AFAS to the recruitment website and care app: employee and client records coming in, vacancies and applications going out.

  • Multihaarden: a fireplace shop

    I built and maintained Multihaarden’s storefront, API and editorial tools from scratch, to make them outperform all competitors with their 100% lighthouse score whilst keeping a media rich website.

  • Guidesty: planning a trip together

    A shared travel planner where friends build an itinerary, vote on ideas and split the bill. I’m the co-founder and lead developer in a team of three. Still in development.

Working together

I work from Zaandam, next to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Tell me what you want to build, what already exists and where you are getting stuck.

Email me at m [at] hacktis.ch.