Stories from the team
Engineers and colleagues at The Factory, in their own words. What they work on, how they got here, and what they do outside of work.
Lars Nonnekes: from software to platform engineering
Lars moved from application development toward platform-style work: pipelines, reliability, and the same stamina he brings to long mountain trails (including Corsica’s GR20).
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Marieke van der Marel: customer success with intent
Marieke bridges clients and delivery: structured days, honest communication, and energy from routine: yoga and a good coffee before the work starts.
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Jordy de Rooij and Richard Blaauw
Jordy and Richard keep mission-critical platforms running around the clock: the kind of ownership that shows up in incidents and architecture reviews alike. Outside work they unwind with tabletop role-playing: same appetite for systems thinking, different domain.
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Lucas: cloud engineer and trail runner
Lucas works on Azure landing zones and platform integrations during the day, and trains for ultra-distance trail runs in the mountains on the weekend: same appetite for long, demanding routes. Read the story
Max, our planty Tech Lead
Max brings deep automation experience to client platforms: and spends downtime growing food in his garden: patience, iteration, and attention to environment.
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Joep and Mike: founders of The Factory
Founders Joep and Mike built The Factory to keep engineering standards high at scale: complementary strengths, shared ownership of outcomes.
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More stories soon: check back for new voices from The Factory.