Harley Lafeber

Medior Software Engineer · .NET, systems integration, cloud & game development

Rotterdam, Netherlands
github.com/harleyknd1
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Professional profile

Systems/problem-solving software engineer with strong C#/.NET experience and broad hands-on ownership across backend, mobile, cloud, hardware, infrastructure and integrations. Learns unfamiliar technology whenever the problem demands it.

Experience

Sentinel IT BV

Medior Software Developer

Owns complex production work across fintech, smart cards, mobile, APIs, cloud and third-party integrations.

  • Sole author of a cross-platform smart-card platform
  • Sole technical maintainer and product lead for a Flutter banking app
  • Designed PSD2/Open Banking and event-driven registration architectures

Nekrova

Founder · Technical Lead · Preservation

Led the Phoenix volunteer game project, then pivoted the organization toward Dragon’s Prophet preservation and live operations.

  • Built and supported a multidisciplinary volunteer team
  • Formalized contributor and IP agreements
  • Operates and modernizes discontinued MMO infrastructure

Alternate

Junior Developer (C#)

Worked across internal tools, warehouse PDAs and secure logistics systems.

  • Built C# WPF TCP messaging software
  • Designed BLE warehouse positioning
  • Reduced affected picking workflows from ~10–20 to 5–10 minutes

Dutch Game Studio

Game Developer

Sole programmer on Dutch Biker; learned Unity and C# while delivering a playable proof of concept.

  • Gameplay, physics, powerups and combos
  • API communication and scoreboard backend
  • Prototype completed; not commercially released

Pro Unit ICT

Application / Web Developer

Learned PHP and WordPress on the job while working across frontend, backend and web-server setup.

Albeda College

System Administrator

Maintained networks, servers, workstations and cabling — the early systems foundation beneath later software work.

Technologies

Languages C#, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, Dart, Java, PHP, SQL

Frameworks .NET, ASP.NET, Web API, MVC, WPF, Blazor, Angular, Flutter, Unity, Unreal Engine

Cloud & data Azure, Service Bus, Functions, DevOps, Docker, SQL Server, Redis, MongoDB, Cosmos DB

Systems Linux, Windows Server, nginx, Cloudflare, CI/CD, networking, smart cards, APDU, NFC, EMV, BLE

Education

Avans University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Applied Science — Informatica / Software Engineering

Konkuk University, South Korea

Exchange Program — Computer Science & Engineering

Techniek College Rotterdam / Albeda

MBO 4 — Application Development

Albeda College Rotterdam

MBO 3/4 — System & Network Administration

Certifications

  • Microsoft AZ-900 — Azure Fundamentals (2023)
  • Cisco Small Network certification
  • Intel Network Builders University certification

Languages

  • Dutch — Native
  • English — Full professional / fluent