Hi there! I'm Joran👋

Joran Quinten

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I build things for the web and help teams do it better. With 15+ years of experience across frontend engineering, technical leadership, and design systems, I work as an independent consultant on engagements where senior expertise makes a real difference.

I'm at my best when the problem is complex, the stakes are real, and the team needs someone who can both think strategically and ship.

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Short Term, High Impact Engagements

With over 15 years building for the web, I work as an independent consultant partnering with organizations that need senior frontend expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire. Through freelancing, I take on short-term, high-impact engagements: whether that means stepping into an existing team to accelerate delivery, auditing your current frontend architecture, or laying the foundation for a new digital product from scratch.

A Background in Leadership

My background spans frontend leadership at scale (Jumbo Supermarkten, ProRail, Greenhouse Group), hands-on architecture work, and building design systems used across large organizations. I've coached teams, hired developers, introduced testing standards and tooling, and driven AI adoption in production environments. I know what good looks like at every stage of a product's life.

Focus on Scalable, Accessible, Maintainable Tech

By working across different industries and teams, I stay sharp on emerging web standards and bring cross-pollinated insights to every project. My focus is always the same: scalable, accessible, maintainable code, while helping your team move faster without sacrificing quality.


What I bring to the table

  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Technical Leadership
  • Fullstack Development
  • Team Mentoring
  • Vue.js/Nuxt.js
  • Design Systems
  • CSS & Styling
  • TypeScript
  • GraphQL / REST APIs
  • AI/ML Prototyping
  • Accessibility (a11y)
  • Performance Optimization
  • Technical Writing
  • Product Thinking
  • Public Speaking

Talks I've given

  • Smart Machines and Creative Computers: AI explained to kids

    An interactive session for (upper) primary school students about artificial intelligence.

  • CSS Can Do What?!

    Exploring CSS capabilities and trends to look out for, with the warning that relying on JavaScript frameworks too much, creates a blind spot for native web technologies.

  • Navigating Design System Maturity in Tech Organizations

    A guide to several stages of Design System maturity, and organisational compositions where they could fit.

  • What if you're good enough?

    Impostor Syndrome is very common in web development. What does it actually mean to be "good enough".

  • Great Migrations

    Taking the analogy of migrations in nature to provide a vision on software migration strategies.

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Clients & Organisations