Looking for new challenges!

  • By Martijn Faassen
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  • 2025-03-24

Once every while I use this blog to look for new challenges! Let me give a brief description of who I am, what I can do, and what I enjoy doing.

I'm Martijn Faassen, a freelance software engineer based in the Netherlands. I've been working in this capacity for almost 20 years now. I can safely say I have deep experience developing software, from web development to systems programming. I enjoy challenges. I'm not afraid of my own ignorance - I enjoy learning something new; whether that may be your business requirements or computer science papers.

Technical

I've created a lot of things: open source libraries, programming languages, workflow engines, web frameworks, and more.

I am good at software architecture and API design and how to make these factors set up a project for success.

I have extensive experience with a range of programming languages: Rust, TypeScript and Python in particular. I'm looking for something where I can use Rust.

Social

I have experience working with larger and smaller customers, both business customers as well as organizations such as academia. I've had customers in a range of European countries. I thrive best in contexts where the lines are short.

I enjoy acting independently - this is part of why I am a freelancer. If I have clarity of purpose, I do not need a lot of direction to make progress. On the other hand I really enjoy mentoring and teaching, and have experience working in a team context and providing leadership. But my main focus is software development - I want to keep doing that.

I've worked with people from across the world, and have close family connections abroad. I think this has made me more sensitive to differences in cultures. At the same time I'm both an engineer and Dutch - I will come across as direct!

What I am looking for

I really enjoy mentoring and teaching, and have extensive experience working in a team context and providing leadership. But I love programming and want to keep doing that.

I've been really enjoying working full-time in the Rust programming language for the last couple years, and I'd love to do more with that.

Wider interests

I'm a multi-faceted person. I enjoy science & history, gardening, artificial life and I write poetry.

Interested?

Let's have a chat! Mail me at faassen@startifact.com