Sander van Rijsoort

Freelance
React Developer
Amsterdam

Sander van Rijsoort, freelance React developer in Amsterdam

<React.js Next.js TypeScript Node.js Claude Code>

Freelance full-stack engineer in Amsterdam, focused on the front-end, with 6+ years of shipping production web apps. I often design the UI/UX myself, use AI tools like Claude Code daily, and care about the boring things: maintainability, performance and code your next developer can work with.

Coding activity
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What I do

Frontend & UI engineering

Responsive, accessible interfaces with React, Next.js and TypeScript, with proper attention to UI and UX. Pixel-perfect from Figma, down to the details designers notice.

Design systems & components

Component libraries that keep products consistent: Storybook-documented, accessibility-audited, themable. I built them for CZ and Ben.nl, and I publish my own open source library.

See sander-ui

Full-stack delivery & rescue

API design, data modelling and backends in Node.js and NestJS, plus Java and Kotlin when needed (I built backend-for-frontend services at Bol.com). I also audit and fix existing codebases that slow teams down.

Faster with AI

I use Claude Code daily to multiply my productivity: AI writes a lot of the boilerplate, while I do the architecture and review everything that ships. This website is an example: designed and built with Claude Code, scoring 100 on Lighthouse.

UI/UX design

For most projects I design the interface myself, from wireframe to final screens. No separate designer needed, and no handoff friction between design and code.

SEO & landing pages

Landing pages that load fast and rank: technical SEO, structured data, Core Web Vitals and a clear content structure. This site scores 100 on Lighthouse, and yours can too.

He created impact by completely setting up a new front-end for a service that is used by 100+ internal users, well within the deadlines. He is the first I will call when I've got another assignment for him.
Koen van Rijswijk
Koen van Rijswijk Engineering Manager · bol.com Read the case
  • Sander is a highly skilled and talented developer who delivers good work. His communication is excellent and he has a remarkable ability to work independently — efficient, reliable and always on top of things.
    Andrey Posudevsky
    Andrey Posudevsky Full-Stack Web Developer / Architect
  • Sander does not shy away from a challenge and has an open, calm working attitude — focused on delivering business value without losing sight of quality. A very pleasant collaboration.
    Peter Bust
    Peter Bust Senior Frontend Developer · React / Next.js
  • Sander reinforced our frontend team midway through an ongoing project within an existing multidisciplinary team. He found his way quickly, keeps his agreements, and is well up to date with the latest best practices in JavaScript and Nuxt.
    Johannes Hartman
    Johannes Hartman COO / Partner · NOBEARS Group
  • He's very serious about his code quality and works very hard. Reviewing his code is swift and easy — it's high quality and there's not much to improve upon.
    Wijnand Karsens
    Wijnand Karsens Full-Stack TypeScript Engineer
  • His skills are exactly what you're looking for in a frontend developer. He's forward-thinking, eager to learn and open to ideas and feedback. I'd certainly recommend him for any JavaScript-based project.
    Ruben Kuipers
    Ruben Kuipers Senior UX/UI Designer & Frontend Developer

Experience

  1. Nov 2025 – now

    Senior Frontend Developer

    BOOMING.JOBS

  2. Oct 2024 – Jun 2025

    Senior Frontend Developer

    Klein Media

  3. Apr 2024 – Jun 2024

    Senior Frontend Developer

    Collabhouse

  4. Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

    Senior Front-end Developer (React, Next.js)

    bol.com

  5. Jun 2023 – Oct 2023

    Senior Full-stack Developer (React, Node.js)

    narratives.tech

  6. Mar 2022 – Feb 2023

    Senior Front-end Developer (React)

    CZ

  7. Mar 2022 – Sep 2022

    Senior Front-end Developer (HTML, Twig)

    T-Mobile Nederland

  8. Feb 2022 – Mar 2022

    Freelance React Native Developer

    The Recharge Company

  9. Dec 2021 – Feb 2022

    Freelance Vue.js Developer

    Bitfactory

  10. Oct 2021 – Apr 2022

    Senior Front-End Engineer (React)

    Wunderman Thompson Commerce

  11. Apr 2021 – Nov 2021

    Freelance React Developer

    Growyze

  12. Apr 2021 – Nov 2021

    Freelance Vue.js Developer

    Puppyplaza.com

  13. Feb 2021 – Jun 2021

    Front-end developer (React)

    Luggage Care

  14. May 2020 – May 2020

    Fundamentals + Advanced React Training

    React/GraphQL Academy

  15. Oct 2019 – Dec 2019

    Young Professional Academy (YPA)

    Incentro

  16. Oct 2019 – Feb 2021

    Front-end developer (React)

    Incentro

  17. Jan 2017 – Sep 2018

    MSc Strategic Entrepreneurship

    Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM)

  18. Oct 2013 – now

    Internet entrepreneur

    Sanvar

  19. Sep 2011 – Dec 2016

    BSc Business Administration

    Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM)