Nick Roofthooft

Full Stack Developer

📍 Saue, Estonia

5 Years 10 Months Experience3 Years 8 Months Full-TimeGaming Events Specialist

I moved to Estonia in 2022, in search of a more digital life, future, and career.

Full Stack Developer with over 3.5 years of professional experience. I build React and TypeScript frontends and Node.js and Firebase backends, mostly for live gaming events like DreamHack and Spillexpo that pull in 20,000+ visitors yearly. In 2025 I took over backend ownership while staying the primary frontend developer, and have since rebuilt the company's core systems into white-label platforms: 13 branded Electron apps from one monorepo, 8 retail brands served by one web codebase, and a backend that does more with roughly 38% less code. Delivering software solutions for companies such as Elgiganten, Logitech, Lego, TCL and many more.

Professional Experience

Full Stack Developer

Brandweb OÜJan 2025 - Present • Tallinn, Estonia (Hybrid)

Co-developed a B2B sales training platform with the CEO, from a whiteboard sketch to production: multi-tenant architecture, 7 user roles, training and quiz builder, role-based analytics, and an AI support chatbot (Anthropic/OpenAI APIs)
Sole frontend developer on the company's Electron tracker apps and big-screen leaderboards; re-architected the trackers from 10+ branches into one monorepo, 13 branded apps sharing roughly 90% of their code
Built live telemetry integrations for 8 games (F1, Forza, Gran Turismo 7, CS2, Fall Guys), reading UDP packets and game APIs in real time
Took over complete backend ownership and rebuilt it in TypeScript and Firebase: 38% less code than the legacy system, with Zod validation on every endpoint, multi-tenant data isolation, rate limiting, centralized error logging, and GDPR flows
Built an offline-first score pipeline for unreliable venue networks: IndexedDB queue, background sync, and bounded retries
Set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions: zero-warning lint gates, TypeScript build checks, and versioned deployments with rollback
Develop custom CS2 maps and live 1v1 leaderboards for DreamHack and Spillexpo, running in front of 20,000+ visitors a year

Frontend Developer

Brandweb OÜNov 2022 - Jan 2025 • Tallinn, Estonia (Hybrid)

Built and maintained a shared codebase powering multiple client websites and apps, replacing many separate branches
Turned design mockups into responsive production web apps
Worked with Firebase authentication, Cloud Functions, and third-party APIs across client projects
Built event leaderboards including racing telemetry setups and CS2 1v1 scoreboards
Created 10+ custom CS2 1v1 and time trial maps in Hammer Editor (Source 2) that worked with our in-house event software
Built an internal Electron admin app used by the dev team and event staff during live events
Cleaned up legacy code, optimized hosting, and maintained a clean GitHub setup for the team
Provided on-site technical and development support at DreamHack and Spillexpo

Customer Support Agent

Webhelp EnterpriseOct 2022 - Nov 2022 • Tallinn, Estonia

First-level customer support for Webhelp Nordic
Short bridge role taken after moving to Estonia while looking for a developer position

Part-Time Production Worker

Inex NVMay 2017 - May 2022 • Belgium

Worked evenings, weekends, and summers throughout high school and programming course, often night shifts while attending classes during the day
Rotated across nearly every machine and role on site over the years
Became one of the more flexible and reliable workers on the team

Letter of Recommendation

A signed reference from Brandweb OÜ.

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Education

Associate Degree in Programming (coursework completed)

Artevelde UniversitySep 2020 - Aug 2022 • Ghent, BelgiumFull-stack web development coursework covering both frontend and backend technologies

HTML5, CSS and SCSS, JavaScript, TypeScript
React, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, Firebase
PHP, database design, static site generators, CMS platforms
Figma, Blender, Adobe suite

* Good grades throughout. Moved to Estonia before the final certification.

Secondary Education, Electricity

Technical High School2014 - 2020 • BelgiumGraduated with a technical degree in electrical systems

Tech Stack & Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsFirebaseViteJotaiElectronSCSSReduxZustandZodRadix UIVue.js

Primary Stack:

React + TypeScript (strict) + Vite • Firebase • Node.js • Jotai • Zustand • Electron • SCSS

Specializations

Gaming Events

Custom CS2 maps, live leaderboards, and real-time event management systems for DreamHack, Spillexpo, and other major gaming events

Full Stack Development

End-to-end development owning both frontend and backend: TypeScript, React, Node.js, Firebase, and Electron desktop apps

Event Support

On-site technical support and live problem-solving during gaming events with 20,000+ participants