Eelco Wiersma
Co-Founder at Saas UI
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolEelco Wiersma is a versatile software engineer and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience building B2B apps, developer tooling and front-end component libraries. As founder of Saas UI and Appulse and a former Senior Software Engineer at WunderGraph, he combines product-focused delivery with hands-on engineering leadership. A prolific open-source contributor in the UI ecosystem — notably to Chakra UI and saas-ui — he focuses on accessibility, Storybook integration, theming and developer-friendly documentation. He pairs front-end craftsmanship with systems thinking, shipping practical components that help startups move faster. Outside software he restores motorcycles, tours Europe in a self-built campervan and grows his own food, bringing a maker’s pragmatism and attention to detail to his code.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Multimedia, Interaction design, Bachelor of Multimedia, Interaction design at Noordelijke Hogeschool LeeuwardenMBO Niveau 4, Network administrator, MBO Niveau 4, Network administrator at ROC Friese Poort
Github Skills (36)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
saas-js/saas-ui
Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
The React component library for startups, built with Chakra UI.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:89 releases, 43 reviews, 981 commits in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Eelco primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "saas-ui" React component library, focusing on updating components with kebab-case styling and adding lint-staged configurations for multiple packages. They also implemented functionality to add a working theme, created additional components like a pricing table. Their work encompassed various improvements to the user interface and UI components as well.
react-componentreact-libraryreactemotionaccessible
wundergraph/wundergraph
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
WunderGraph is a Backend for Frontend Framework to optimize frontend, fullstack and backend developer workflows through API Composition.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:433 reviews, 242 commits, 267 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Eelco primarily focused on improving the documentation website for the WunderGraph project. Their commits include adding external link icons, fixing code example rendering, improving the appearance of code boxes in light mode, and adding a copy button to code snippets. They also implemented features such as making headings sharable and aligning navigation links correctly on small screens. The user's work contributed to a more user-friendly and functional documentation experience.
api-gatewaygrpcserverlessserverless-apiapi-management
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