Jamie Schembri

A freelance software engineer in the Netherlands with a focus on building value.

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I'm Jamie. Pleased to meet you!

I'm an English/Maltese man on the wrong side of thirty, and I live in the Netherlands with my wife and three dogs.

My day job is as a freelance software engineer, primarily with Ruby on Rails. I've worked with everything from tiny agencies to multi-national corporations, which has made me rather versatile.

Professionally, I'm interested in reducing complexity in favour of simplicity, "good enough" software, and a focus on business value over technical supremacy. At a more practical level, I'm fond of learning new tools and experimenting with different languages to introduce myself to fresh ideas.

My goal for this site is to improve my writing by sharing my thoughts on topics that interest me and hopefully providing something useful to others in the process. All content is strictly written by me, not AI.

In my free time, I like to work on DIY projects, read, and try new things.