Remco Stoeten

Front End Engineer, TypeScript and React (Next.js)

Front-end engineer specialized in React, Next.js and TypeScript with a degree in graphic design and over eight years of experience across B2B/B2C e-commerce, open-source govtech, large-scale SaaS, and e-learning.

Strong product mindset with a focus on performance, accessibility, and user experience. Comfortable working remotely, in hybrid teams, and across methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and Shape Up.

Actively integrating AI APIs into products and using AI to enhance developer experience and internal tooling.

Experience

Front End Developer

2025 — Present

Brainstud / Allyoucanlearn

  • Building an e-learning platform with Next.js, TypeScript and React Query serving multiple educational institutions.
  • Actively promoting and pitching AI implementations and cutting-edge solutions to fix performance bottlenecks.
  • Delivering scoped features end-to-end under the Shape Up methodology in six-week cycles.
  • Integrating with a Laravel backend through a custom REST layer, coordinating across front-end and back-end teams.

Front End Developer

2023 — 2025

Pleio

  • Worked on fully open-source government platforms used by multiple Dutch ministries and municipalities, built with React + GraphQL.
  • Rebuilt the FSV (Fraude Signalering Voorziening) front-end from a monolithic CSS file into a custom SASS framework with variables, mixins and modular architecture for improved maintainability.
  • Helped maintain and extend a core intranet site builder relied on by government institutions across the Netherlands.
  • Brought existing applications in line with WCAG AA accessibility standards.
  • Actively promoted the migration to TypeScript and pitched architecture changes for state management and performance increase.

Software Developer

2022 — 2023

Lasaulec / Distil

  • Rebuilt legacy shop to a fully semantic, accessible, and modern ES6+ maintainable codebase.
  • Worked independently on React-based internal tools, shipping features from design to production.

Front End Developer

2016 — 2022

Tickles

  • Built and maintained custom Magento 2 webshops for a range of B2B and B2C clients.
  • Handled front-end implementation across multiple projects, working with PHTML templates, BEM/SCSS and JavaScript.
  • Grew from junior to a self-sufficient front-end developer over six years, taking increasing ownership of projects and client deliveries.

Skills

Frontend:TypeScript · React · Next.js · CSS (Tailwind, SCSS, Modules)
Backend:Node.js · Hono · PostgreSQL · SQLite · Drizzle ORM · Prisma · Serverless
APIs:REST · GraphQL · tRPC
Tools:Git · Docker · Unix · Shell · JS runtimes & package managers · CI/CD
Testing:Playwright · Vitest · WCAG/a11y
Spoken:Dutch (Native) · Frisian (Native) · English (Professional)

* = experimenting / learning

Hobby Projects

In my free time, I do a lot of development and experiment with various tools and languages, ranging from small UI components to full-stack applications.

React component for displaying syntax-highlighted code blocks with search, line numbers, and interactive features.

React component for visualizing project folder structures with interactive tree views and customization options.

app(In active development)

Built a comprehensive note-taking app featuring a block editor, wikilinks, and AI integration. Delivers a native-like experience across web, PWA, and desktop with extensive keyboard shortcut support. Stack: Next.js, Rust (Tauri), Golang, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS.

app(In active development)

Personal wealth, bill splitter, and finance tracker. Built with HonoJS, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and PostgreSQL.

app(In active development)

A sub-10MB, performant database client built with React, Rust and Tauri. Features a spreadsheet-like interface for PostgreSQL/SQLite/LibSQL that runs fully offline with zero telemetry on all operating systems.

* Most professional projects are closed source, but I'm happy to discuss them in an interview

Education

Graphic Design Degree ROC Friese Poort Sneek
2012 — 2016

Focused on UI/UX and human-centered design, with the final two years and internships dedicated entirely to interactive web design.