Summary
Peter Van Ackooij is a seasoned freelance PHP developer with over 10 years of experience specializing in Symfony, clean architecture, TDD and Docker-based workflows. He has delivered projects for high-profile Dutch clients such as Mollie, KPN, Coolblue and the Port of Amsterdam, often focusing on REST APIs and integrations with e-commerce and healthcare platforms. As founder of The Purple Project and a long-time contractor, he combines hands-on implementation with product-minded architectural work across Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban). His background building and operating multi-site PHP platforms for international webshops demonstrates an ability to scale systems and processes, and he’s comfortable moving between greenfield features and legacy modernization. Based in Amsterdam, he brings a pragmatic focus on maintainable code and reliable delivery that repeatedly surfaces in fast-paced, compliance-sensitive domains.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Business IT and Management, Business IT and Management at Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Atheneum College Hageveld
Mediatechnology, Mediatechnology at Mediacollege Amsterdam
English, Dutch