Career inflection
Level, role, stay/leave, and the next stage of impact.
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Engineer · Speaker · Mentor
Building technology. Growing engineers. Sharing what I learn.
I build GenAI and platform systems used across large engineering organizations, and I speak about what actually happens when that work reaches thousands of engineers. I currently do that as a staff software engineer in GenAI Engineering at Booking.com. I also keep 30 minutes free for people in the messy middle of a career or architecture decision.
Sessions are free. In the calendar notes, share the decision or situation you would like to think through.
Staff Software Engineer
GenAI Engineering
About me
Platform work at scale – and the people doing it.
I’ve spent more than a decade in software engineering, working through the kinds of technical challenges, career questions, and uncertain decisions that come with growing in this field.
Along the way, I’ve found that I genuinely enjoy helping other engineers make sense of those moments. I mentor people both inside and outside my workplace, sharing what has helped me while staying curious about the path that is right for them.
I mentor as a practice, not a product. Sessions are free. I keep a small number of slots so the conversations stay useful.
Mentorship
What can we talk about?
You don’t need a perfectly formed question. Bring the topic that has been on your mind, and we’ll think it through together.
Technical judgment
System design, architecture trade-offs, and GenAI platforms that have to work in production.
Voice
Finding a talk, getting on stage, and sharing work in a way that still sounds like you.
A stuck moment
A difficult professional situation when you want a second perspective.
Best fit: mid/senior ICs and newly staff-shaped engineers who want judgment, not a playbook.
Not a fit: interview drills, résumé rewrites, or asking for a referral.
Mentorship is free for now.
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Feedback
A few words from people I’ve worked with and mentored.
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On stage
Selected speaking
I speak openly about ambitious engineering work – the architecture, the decisions, and the lessons that emerge along the way.
Beyond Access: Building the GenAI Platform Behind 3000+ Developers at Booking.com
How we went beyond access and built a GenAI platform behind 3000+ developers – and what broke when it had to be real. ~800 in the room.
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Modernising a very large Property Page API at Booking.com
What it takes to modernise a business-critical Property Page API without pretending the old constraints disappeared.
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Breaking the Monolith: Our Journey From Proto To Federated GraphQL at Scale
The technical and organisational path from protobuf/monolith to federated GraphQL at scale.
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Technical Leadership, Influence, and Shipping Platform Work
An internal stage. Lessons on technical leadership, influence, and shipping platform work inside a large engineering org.
View LinkedIn postA simple conversation
How mentorship works
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Pick an available time
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In the booking notes, write the decision or situation on your mind.
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We have a 30 minute conversation
There is no fee.
If the calendar is full, try a later week – I keep the number of sessions small on purpose.
Let’s talk
Sometimes one good conversation can help you see the next step.
If that sounds useful, choose a time that works for you.
Book a free 30 minute session30 minutes. Free. Bring a real question.