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Steve Gilissen

Freelance Software Developer

Steve Gilissen

Hi! My name is Steve

I'm

Based in Hasselt, Belgium.
I have a knack for API/microservice development and implementation, love solving puzzles and logical problems, and I like tinkering with both software and hardware.

Some of the technologies I use

  • Python
  • Django
  • Django
  • Docker
  • Tailwind CSS
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • PlatformIO
  • MQTT
  • Valkey
  • Amazon Web Services

Who am i?

I am a freelance Software Developer, who is focused on backend, API's, microservices and middleware.
Sometimes, I get the question from people who are not so tech-savvy, what it is exactly that I do in my daytime job.
To which I usually reply that "I let computers talk to each other".

While this is a very blunt and oversimplified explanation, it embodies what I like to do.
In the modern world, we would be nowhere if there weren't any communication between the various systems and services that make up our daily online lives.

Besides the more obvious API-wrangling that I do, I also like to build solutions for various problems.
From full-on data management platforms to simple things to make our daily lives easier, I love a good challenge.

As a demoscener, I sometimes let loose my creative side as well, dabbling in music, digital art, and game development.

You can usually find me at the open hackerspace days at Brixel, where I tinker with Arduino's, 3D printers, ESPs, fancy lights, lasercutters, synthesizers and more.
You might even find me reverse engineering things, just for fun.
Quite possibly while enjoying a cold, refreshing Club Mate.

Portfolio

A small selection of the more interesting projects I've worked on.

BlogFolioCMS

A small Django-based CMS that's powering my personal website.

Django
Python
Magic Beam Boy

A very small (2 levels) sidescrolling platform game made in Godot. Made as a tribute to a demoscene friend of mine, who unfortunately passed away.

Godot
Demoscene
MAGE

A Django-based management and monitoring tool for gameservers. Uses a Redis/Valkey backend for server query tasks. Open-source, available on Github.

Django
Python
Redis
Valkey
littlefluffygroup.eu

Backend for the Django-powered portal for the Little Fluffy Group (demoscene group)

Django
Python
Demoscene

Get in touch!

Contact information

Located in Hasselt, Belgium
+32 (0) 478 59 61 67

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