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Hello! I’m Jonathan Lauwers, a frontend developer based in Hasselt, Belgium. I’ve spent 5+ years building scalable, high-performance web apps for international clients, with a focus on React, Next.js and headless CMSs like Contentful and AEM. I enjoy turning ideas into fast, maintainable platforms that thousands of users rely on. I’m passionate about clean code, design systems, component libraries, and performance optimization. I love collaborating with product and design teams to deliver delightful UX, accessible and SEO-friendly experiences, and robust architectures that scale with growing brands.…Hello! I’m Jonathan Lauwers, a frontend developer based in Hasselt, Belgium. I’ve spent 5+ years building scalable, high-performance web apps for international clients, with a focus on React, Next.js and headless CMSs like Contentful and AEM. I enjoy turning ideas into fast, maintainable platforms that thousands of users rely on. I’m passionate about clean code, design systems, component libraries, and performance optimization. I love collaborating with product and design teams to deliver delightful UX, accessible and SEO-friendly experiences, and robust architectures that scale with growing brands.

Jonathan Lauwers

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Front-End Developer, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +3

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Hello! I’m Jonathan Lauwers, a frontend developer based in Hasselt, Belgium. I’ve spent 5+ years building scalable, high-performance web apps for international clients, with a focus on React, Next.js and headless CMSs like Contentful and AEM. I enjoy turning ideas into fast, maintainable platforms that thousands of users rely on. I’m passionate about clean code, design systems, component libraries, and performance optimization. I love collaborating with product and design teams to deliver delightful UX, accessible and SEO-friendly experiences, and robust architectures that scale with growing brands.…Hello! I’m Jonathan Lauwers, a frontend developer based in Hasselt, Belgium. I’ve spent 5+ years building scalable, high-performance web apps for international clients, with a focus on React, Next.js and headless CMSs like Contentful and AEM. I enjoy turning ideas into fast, maintainable platforms that thousands of users rely on. I’m passionate about clean code, design systems, component libraries, and performance optimization. I love collaborating with product and design teams to deliver delightful UX, accessible and SEO-friendly experiences, and robust architectures that scale with growing brands.

Available to hire

Hasselt, Belgium

Hello! I’m Jonathan Lauwers, a frontend developer based in Hasselt, Belgium. I’ve spent 5+ years building scalable, high-performance web apps for international clients, with a focus on React, Next.js and headless CMSs like Contentful and AEM. I enjoy turning ideas into fast, maintainable platforms that thousands of users rely on.

I’m passionate about clean code, design systems, component libraries, and performance optimization. I love collaborating with product and design teams to deliver delightful UX, accessible and SEO-friendly experiences, and robust architectures that scale with growing brands.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Dutch

Fluent

English

Fluent

French

Intermediate

German

Beginner

Work Experience

Frontend Developer at Freelance

January 1, 2019 - Present

Freelance frontend developer delivering React-based frontend solutions for international clients. I design scalable frontend architectures, optimize performance, and ensure maintainable code using modern tools like Gatsby, Contentful and CI/CD workflows.

Frontend Developer at Krefel

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025

Refactoring of API layer, SEO & i18n optimizations, introduction of Next.js App Router, and migration to a fully type-safe codebase.

Lead Frontend Developer at Strau Mann

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Lead frontend developer in recreating a multi-brand, multilingual website using Next.js, increasing maintainability and scalability.

Frontend Developer at Boss Pains

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Built a multi-brand e-commerce platform in Next.js, improving shopping experience and content updates.

Frontend Developer at Atlas Copco

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Developed a portal application in Next.js for managing machine orders and services, enhancing customer self-service capabilities.

Frontend Developer at Krëfel

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022

Migrated legacy React web shop to Next.js + Contentful, improving performance and modernizing the user experience.

Frontend Developer at Bank Degro of Petercam

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021

Delivered a corporate site, blog and private tool in Gatsby, Contentful and GraphQL.

Frontend Developer at Beamery, DPAM, Two Point O

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020

Optimized and rebuilt websites, focusing on scalability, UX and performance.

Full-Stack Developer Intern at Oty s

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Gained hands-on experience in full-stack development with focus on frontend best practices.

Lead Frontend Engineer at Straumann

January 1, 2024 - Present

Lead frontend development for a multi-brand, multi-lingual health care platform rebuild in Next.js (App Router). Architected a component library and CMS-driven pages (AEM Headless) for scalable global rollout. Improved maintainability and scalability; reduced custom development overhead for future brands.

Frontend Developer at Boss Paints

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Built a multi-brand e-commerce platform in Next.js. Integrated Contentful for CMS, enhanced UX and SEO, and streamlined product content workflows.

Frontend Developer at Beamery, DPA M, Two Point O

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020

Optimized and rebuilt websites, focusing on scalability, UX and performance.

Full-Stack Developer Intern at Otis

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Internship focusing on frontend and backend collaboration, software development practices, and learning modern web stacks.