Hi, I’m Nils.

I've been building for the web since 1995, back when table layouts, spacer GIFs and browser quirks were part of everyday life. The technology has changed dramatically since then, but I still enjoy the same things: solving problems, learning new things and building things that work well.

I started my career at EdenSpiekermann in Amsterdam before spending six years living and working in Asia. In Singapore and Tokyo I worked as a freelance Front-end Web Developer on projects for agencies, startups and international organisations.

I'm now back in Amsterdam, working as a Software Developer at Studio HENK. My work spans e-commerce, front-end development and internal tools. Outside of work I explore things like Python, Astro, Blender automation and developer tooling.

I prefer straightforward solutions over unnecessary complexity. Not every problem needs a framework or another dependency.