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DIEDERICK LAWSON

TECH LEAD & SENIOR FULL STACK ENGINEER

WHO AM I

INTRODUCTION

With over 20 years of experience, I have grown from senior full stack engineer into a tech lead — bridging the gap between engineering and stakeholders while staying close to the craft. I am passionate about building solid technical foundations — for products, teams, and architecture alike.

I believe that good architecture is an integral part of software engineering as a craft — woven into the daily work of the team, not delegated to a separate role. I focus on agile, pragmatic engineering with a heart for great UX and clean, maintainable code.

As a tech lead I bring people and software together. I believe in teams where people thrive and take pride in what they build. Great software is built by great teams.

TECHNOLOGIES

STACK

LANGUAGES

  • ELIXIR / ERLANG
  • JAVASCRIPT
  • CSS
  • RUBY
  • GO
  • PYTHON
  • JAVA
  • PHP

FRAMEWORKS

  • PHOENIX / LIVEVIEW
  • VUEJS
  • GRAPHQL
  • TAILWIND
  • RUBY ON RAILS
  • REACT

TOOLS & PLATFORMS

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CAREER

EXPERIENCE

2025 — NOW
CBS
Tech / Team Lead

Tech/team lead building a new data management platform.

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2023 — 2025
WUUNDER
Senior Software Engineer

Full restructuring of the codebase and establishing a new, maintainable architecture.

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2020 — 2023
WALTER
Full Stack Software Engineer

Full stack engineer working across the entire Walter platform.

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FREELANCE
2019
WALTER
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Joined Walter as a freelance engineer before transitioning to a permanent role.

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2018
NEDAP HEALTHCARE
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Supported the development team with the JavaScript frontend.

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2018
C.G. RECHARGE
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Developed a new mobile platform.

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2017 — 2019
MIJNDOMEIN
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Contributed to various products for the Mijndomein startup team.

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2017 — 2018
PANOPTA
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Proprietary product to assist companies with GDPR incident management.

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2017
PROFFILE.CO
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Developed a professional HR platform for a startup.

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2016 — 2017
TRAINTOOL
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

Supporting the software development team at Traintool.

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2016
IMBU B.V.
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

In collaboration with Imbu and Syntaxis, developed a technical portal for engineers.

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2016
BRICKPARKING B.V.
Full Stack Software Engineer — Freelance

In collaboration with Kabisa, supporting the software development team.

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EARLIER CAREER
2015 — 2016
KARMA
Full Stack Software Engineer

Primarily responsible for all frontend applications. Worked remotely from a home office (New York office).

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2012 — 2015
WAKOOPA
Full Stack Software Engineer

First startup experience. Implemented the mobile tracking solution (backend & frontend).

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2006 — 2012
FINALIST IT
Software Engineer & Consultant

Worked for many different clients on a staffing and project basis, including Philips, ICTU, Gemeente Oosterhout, and Kennisnet.

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2004 — 2006
CENDRIS
Software Engineer

Started my career here. Focused on web application development after an initial period in print management.

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2003
E-MARK
Internship

Thesis project. Desktop application for managing expenses, invoices, and subscriptions.

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2000
DJPA PARTNERSHIP
Internship

Created a project planning tool and dashboard for supporting the sales team.

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CONTACT

Available for tech lead and senior engineering roles.