Dillen Meijboom
Cloud-Native Pioneer / Software Developer
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Full-Stack Software Developer and Certified Kubernetes Administrator focused on building reliable cloud-native applications. Experienced in backend development with Rust, Golang, and Python alongside infrastructure automation using Kubernetes, Terraform, and FluxCD. Through brainhive, I develop software solutions and maintain Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud providers, bridging the gap between development and operations.
Having worked with healthcare organizations, government institutions, and startups, I've contributed to migrations from traditional infrastructure to containerized environments while developing high-performance microservices. My experience spans various technical areas—from database implementation and API design to CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. I aim to deliver practical, vendor-neutral solutions that balance scalability, security, and a good developer experience.
Reviews
Geert Johan
Founder / Printeers
“It's great fun to work with Dillen. His excellent skill and knowledge in software development are very valuable when building solutions.”
Dirk Gietelink
Head of Engineering / Felyx
“As the Global Head of Engineering, I have been privileged to have Dillen on my team. Dillen is a technically strong software engineer, who supported the rest of the backend team. Excellent troubleshooter, and above all driven by his passion.”
Remko Posthuma
Technology Director / Key Agency
“This All Stack Developer is not only creating great solutions but is also a great communicator. It’s always a great pleasure to work with Dillen and I know he gets even the most challenging jobs done!”
Work Experience
May 2023 - Present
brainhive
Founder / Lead Developer
At brainhive we work with a small team of Software/DevOps Engineers in Zwolle on our Managed Kubernetes service and several other projects. We currently manage 10 clusters on Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and TransIP.
Summary:- Legacy VMs to Kubernetes migration using Terragrunt/Terraform and FluxCD
- Building a cloud-native platform for Geenstijl.nl
- Build several platforms using Rust, NextJS and PostgreSQL
- Maintaining our vendor-neutral Kubernetes stack
February 2025 - April 2025
Santeon
Go Developer
Worked on the technical implementation for a healthcare Proof of Concept focused on secure data exchange between healthcare providers.
Summary:- Set up a testing environment for Santeon on Azure Kubernetes Services
- Developed Helm charts for deployment
- Set up FluxCD and Skaffold
- Collaborated with the ORCA team
- Policy Based Access Control in the FHIR Go proxy using Open Policy Agent
April 2024 - February 2025
WellSync
DevOps Engineer
Joined the DevOps team to support the migration from Azure DevOps to Kubernetes (AKS) and implemented CI/CD pipelines, ensuring SOC2 compliance
Summary:- Integrated Vault with database secret rotation
- Built CI/CD pipelines with Skaffold and Helm
- Migrated applications from Azure DevOps to Kubernetes
- Implemented Github actions
- Set up Ory stack for authentication/authorization
December 2022 - December 2023
VNG Realisatie
DevOps Engineer
Contributed to Haven, a standard for platform-independent cloud hosting within the Common Ground initiative for Dutch municipalities.
Summary:- Maintained and worked on the Haven standard for Kubernetes
- Developed features in the compliancy checker (CLI in Go)
- Maintained multiple Kubernetes (AKS) clusters for other departments in commonground
March 2022 - August 2022
Worldline
Senior Go Developer
July 2021 - March 2022
Nedap Healthcare
Go Developer
September 2020 - July 2021
VNG Realisatie
Go Developer
January 2020 - December 2020
felyx
Go Developer
June 2019 - December 2019
Hypernode (Byte)
Senior Python Developer
February 2018 - June 2019
CodeStackers
PHP Developer
September 2016 - February 2018
Xeed
PHP Developer
March 2016 - September 2016
TransIP
Chief Coder
January 2014 - January 2016
Boerdam
C# Developer