I'm Johannes De Smedt, a Belgian software engineer with a strong track record in mobile development, backend architectures, and leading R&D projects. I enjoy building scalable software, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Based in Evergem, Belgium, I currently work on digital archiving and backend modernization while pursuing freelance software work, music, and woodworking in my spare time.

Johannes De Smedt

I'm Johannes De Smedt, a Belgian software engineer with a strong track record in mobile development, backend architectures, and leading R&D projects. I enjoy building scalable software, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Based in Evergem, Belgium, I currently work on digital archiving and backend modernization while pursuing freelance software work, music, and woodworking in my spare time.

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I’m Johannes De Smedt, a Belgian software engineer with a strong track record in mobile development, backend architectures, and leading R&D projects. I enjoy building scalable software, architecting robust systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Based in Evergem, Belgium, I currently work on digital archiving and backend modernization while pursuing freelance software work, music, and woodworking in my spare time.

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Language

Dutch
Fluent
English
Advanced
French
Intermediate
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Mobile Developer at Vodtec
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2011
Developed an application for video playback across Android, J2ME, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7; designed and built a reader for video feeds.
Project Leader / R&D – Mobile Devices at Televic
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2019
Led R&D projects on mobile devices, including the Axio Mobility 2.0 initiative, and served as technical lead for future mobility solutions and notifications in care environments.
Senior Developer – Digital Archive at Zeticon
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2024
Senior developer on the Digital Archive Vlaanderen project for Media Haven; responsible for front-end and back-end work to digitally archive existing media assets.
Senior Developer at Adhese
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Senior developer on Adhese v2; redesign of a monolithic back-end toward a scalable architecture using microservices that communicate over Kafka.
Freelance Software Developer at Self-Employed
January 1, 2024 - Present
Freelance software development work (ongoing).
DJ / Furniture Maker at Self-Employed
January 1, 2024 - Present
Self-employed DJ and furniture maker, pursuing creative projects alongside primary software work.

Education

Licentiaat Informatica – Optie Toepassingsgerichte Informatica at Universiteit Gent
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2008
Diploma Wetenschappen-Wiskunde at Sint-Barbaracollege Gent
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 2002
Diploma Wetenschappen-Wiskunde at Sint-Barbaracollege, Ghent
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 2002
Licentiaat Informatica - Toepassingsgerichte Informatica at Universiteit Gent
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Embedded Linux
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
Embedded Android
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
HTML5
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
Scrum
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026
Software Architecture
January 11, 2030 - January 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications, Professional Services

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