Ruben Bijker
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Freelance web developer in Amsterdam

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A web developer builds and maintains the website or platform your company runs on. I'm Ruben Bijker, an independent web developer in Amsterdam with more than 15 years of experience. I work with companies that need a fast, reliable website built by one accountable person, from first sketch to hosting.

Who hires me as a web developer

  • Scale-ups and software companies that need a marketing site or product site that is fast, multilingual and easy for the team to update. Examples: Unified Streaming and Fashion Cloud.
  • Companies with an existing design that needs a developer who builds exactly what was drawn and still thinks about performance and accessibility.
  • Teams without a technical lead that want a second opinion on technology choices before they commit budget.

What you get

  • A website built in the stack that fits your team: Next.js, Svelte, Laravel, or Webflow.
  • Technical SEO and structured data set up from the start, so search engines and AI assistants can read your site.
  • Performance, accessibility and multilingual support (for example Dutch and English) built in, not bolted on.
  • Hosting, monitoring and maintenance, so you have one contact for everything.

How a project works

  1. Intake. A short conversation about your goals, audience and constraints. You get an honest answer on whether I'm the right fit.
  2. Scope and plan. A clear scope, timeline and price range before any build starts.
  3. Build in small steps. You see working software early and often, not only at the end.
  4. Launch and run. I take care of deployment, monitoring and later changes.

Why one experienced person, amplified by AI

I use AI tools to write much of the code, and I read and take responsibility for every change. That makes delivery faster without lowering the bar on architecture, security or maintainability. See AI-assisted development for how I keep quality up.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a freelance web developer do?
A freelance web developer designs the technical side of a website or platform, builds it, and often hosts and maintains it. As an independent you work with one person from first call to launch, instead of a team handing work between roles.
Which technologies do you build websites with?
I pick the tool that fits the job: Next.js and Svelte for custom front ends, Laravel and Python for back ends, Directus or Supabase for content and data, and Webflow when your team needs to edit the site without a developer.
Do you also host and maintain the website?
Yes. I host on Vercel or on a self-hosted Dokploy setup on Digital Ocean, Google Cloud, OCI or AWS, with error tracking from day one, so problems are found by me before your visitors find them.
Can you work with our existing design or team?
Yes. I regularly build from existing Figma designs and have worked as part of larger teams, for example on the front end of Vrij Nederland.
Will my website be found in Google?
I build with technical SEO in mind: semantic HTML, fast loading, correct metadata, structured data, sitemaps and clean URLs. Rankings also depend on your content, but the technical foundation will not hold you back.

Have a project in mind?

Tell me briefly what you need. You get an answer from me, not from a sales team.

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