Freek de Vrij is a Rotterdam-based freelance full stack developer with more than 12 years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining modern web applications. He works at the intersection of software engineering and financial data, delivering platforms that prioritize performance, accuracy, and long-term maintainability.

Throughout his career, Freek has collaborated with startups, agencies, and independent clients on a wide range of projects, taking responsibility for both frontend and backend development. His technical skill set covers the full lifecycle of web applications, from system architecture and API design to user-facing interfaces and performance optimization.

One of his most recent projects is goudprijs.nl, a data-driven platform that provides real-time gold price and gold info to a broad audience. The website was developed during a period of heightened market attention and a notable surge in gold prices, which placed strong demands on reliability, uptime, and data accuracy. Freek’s combined background in software development and investing allowed him to approach the project not only from a technical perspective, but also with a deep understanding of the end users’ needs.

Beyond his work as a developer, Freek has a long-standing interest in financial markets. He actively invests in stocks, cryptocurrencies, and physical precious metals, and closely follows global market developments. This practical experience informs his work on finance-related platforms and enables him to translate complex market data into clear, accessible digital products.

Freek values clean code, pragmatic solutions, and transparent communication. He prefers building systems that are easy to understand, scale, and maintain over time. When he is not working on software projects or analyzing market trends, he enjoys cycling and following football.