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Curriculum Vitae

Mattias De Ridder

Software engineer with a UX background.

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Biography

Software engineer with a UX background — full-stack, with a strong front-end and UX / UI side. Specialised in the eCommerce and agricultural-tech sectors. Building responsive web apps that prioritise user satisfaction using the latest frameworks.

Significantly enhanced interface performance and backend scalability — integrating real-time data systems, pioneering GraphQL and socket-server approaches.

My focus is consistently on improving user experiences and driving business growth through strategic and technical innovation.

Experience

  1. Late 2024 — Present

    Software engineer

    Esko (Veralto) · Ghent — Belgium

    Building software for the global packaging-design industry — a Veralto company headquartered in Ghent.

  2. Aug 2023 — Feb 2024

    Full-stack developer

    Agrilog Inc. · Longueil, QC — Canada

    Drove full-stack development to boost interface performance and backend scalability during critical business-expansion periods.

    • Crafted robust backend in TypeScript and JavaScript; managed PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch; collaborated on edge-computing integration.
    • Leveraged GraphQL and socket servers for efficient real-time communication.
    • Led SDLC principles, branch strategies, and development workflows — design consistency with Next.js and a comprehensive design system.
    • Spearheaded documentation initiatives to standardize practices and promote knowledge sharing.
    • Navigated seasonal shifts in project demand, providing critical enhancements and operational support.
  3. Sep 2018 — Oct 2022

    Front-end developer & UX / UI designer

    smartphoto group NV · Wetteren — Belgium

    Front-end and UX on the multilingual storefront, across the group's European markets.

    • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React — responsive, mobile-first across devices.
    • Conducted user research and usability testing; refined intuitive, visually appealing design solutions.
    • Developed a company-wide email signature tool.
    • Worked across the surfaces customers use daily: homepage, search and the account flow.
  4. Sep 2017 — Sep 2018

    Web developer — full stack

    t'Rozenland · Lede — Belgium

    Managed the full lifecycle of user-friendly, multi-page websites for the landscaping industry — design through maintenance.

Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)PythonRust (learning)

Frameworks

Next.jsReactExpressNode.jsPhaserElectron

3D & Animation

Three.jsReact Three FiberGSAPFramer MotionLenis

AI & Agents

MCP SDKOpenAIpgvectorInngest

Backend

PostgreSQLElasticSearchSupabaseRedisGraphQLRESTFirebaseDocker

Design & UX

FigmaSketchAdobe CC (Ps · Ai · Pr · Xd)User researchDesign systemsPrototyping

Tooling

GitJiraWebpackVitePlaywrightVitestGitHub Actions

Education

  • 2017 — 2018/ Did not finish

    Network Economics

    HOWEST — Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

    Small-business project: Budget Traveling — venture spanning BMC, MVP development, market research. Best Booth · Start-up Fair 2018.

  • 2015 — 2018/ Did not finish

    Devine — Digital Design & Development

    HOWEST — Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

  • 2013 — 2015/ Did not finish

    DAE — Digital Arts & Entertainment

    HOWEST — Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

Languages

Dutch

Native

English

Bilingual

French

Professional working

German

Elementary

Awards & certificates

  • SafeShops — Brilliant Concept Award2022
  • SafeShops — Brilliant Concept Award2021
  • Best Booth · Start-up Fair (HOWEST Netwerkeconomie)2018
  • The Rookies — Rank B, Official Judge Ranking2017
  • The Rookies — Draft Selection2017
  • Digital Marketing — Shaw Academy2017
  • Photography — Shaw Academy2017
  • Basiskennis Bedrijfsbeheer (Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen)2017
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