Location: Berlin, Germany
Remote: Yes, if needed. I've managed and worked with remote engineers and have access to good a co-working setup (the Factory in Berlin).
Willing to relocate: No; but occasional travel would be possible.
Technologies: Kotlin (backend), Elasticsearch, AWS/Docker, Java, Stellar and lots more.
Résumé/CV: jillesvangurp on Github/Linkedin/Twitter/HN/etc. email me for a full CV
Email: jilles AT jillesvangurp.com
I'm looking for contracts for backend engineering work and am comfortable in senior/tech lead/CTO type roles. I'm mostly specialized in Kotlin/Java but also looking to branch out to other tech stacks. Anything involving Stellar, Elasticsearch, or location based services would be a good match for me.
Things I've done recently:
- Build Kotlin clients for Elasticsearch and Stellar (Github)
- Set up ELK based logging and analytics using Elastic Cloud. If you'd like to modernize your logging, security auditing, monitoring/metrics, apm, etc., I can help.
- Build Inbot (I've been a 1 person dev team for the last year+) - Stellar based reward program where our users earn InToken for rewards issued by our customers.
- Build the search engine for matmatch.com using Elasticsearch; a material and metal alloy search engine.
- Lots more for Inbot, Nokia/Here, and others.
What I can do for you:
- Generic Java/Kotlin projects. I've done Spring Boot,  servlets, data crunching, and much more. I've been doing stuff using Java since 1996 and Kotlin for the last few years.
- Jump start converting your Java code base to Kotlin. I'm good at refactoring and modernizing legacy code bases. Kotlin makes Java fun again.
- Get you started with gaining insight into what is happening in your systems via Elastic based tools.
- Architecting a search engine and guiding your product managers through the process of adding search, autocomplete, did you mean, and other search related functionality to your product
- Get you started with a block chain based product using Stellar, Ripple, or similar. Also interested in getting you started with the Libra tech stack and learning along with you what that entails.