SOFTWARE ENGINEER / NETHERLANDS

Elmar
Karimov

Building sustainable digital solutions โ€” turning complex systems, delivery work, and cross-cultural collaboration into calmer, greener digital products.

Current signal

Software Engineer

Bol.com ยท Utrecht, Netherlands

Location

Netherlands ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Current Role

Software Engineer @ Bol.com

Focus

Sustainable Software Engineering

Education

Erasmus Mundus MSc

30%

faster deployment flow

TomTom

21%

lower engineering cost

TomTom

15+

sustainability tools mapped

Accenture

4

countries studied across

SE4GD

Experience

Delivery-focused engineering with a sustainability thread.

Where the system changed, what became clearer, and what had measurable impact.

2024 โ€” Present

Software Engineer

Bol.com

Utrecht, Netherlands ยท BOL Young Professional

  • Modify and maintain existing email templates for customer communications
  • Optimize code and pipelines for email template deployment
  • Fix end-of-day issues and content-related bugs
  • Conduct code refactoring to improve maintainability and performance

Mar 2024 โ€” May 2024

Software Engineering Intern

TomTom

Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Streamlined CI/CD pipelines and improved deployment processes, resulting in a 30% reduction in deployment time
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transition and integration of services
  • Implemented best practices in version control and code management, contributing to a 21% decrease in costs
  • Ensured maintainability and scalability of deployed services

Nov 2023 โ€” Dec 2023

Sustainable IT Intern

Accenture

Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Focused on evaluation and analysis of software energy/power consumption and emissions
  • Compiled a comprehensive list of 15+ tools for measuring software energy efficiency
  • Contributed to the development of sustainable IT practices
  • Conducted extensive research on software energy consumption and emissions

Education route

A European engineering path shaped by movement.

Software Engineers for Green Deal (SE4GD) โ€” a triple-degree studied across Italy โ†’ Finland โ†’ Netherlands.

2022 โ€” 2024

MSc. Computer Science

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree

Software Engineers for Green Deal (SE4GD)

Italy โ†’ Finland โ†’ Netherlands

University of L'Aquila

LUT University

VU Amsterdam & UvA

  • Erasmus Mundus Scholarship recipient
  • Focus on sustainable software engineering
  • Triple degree from 3 European universities

2018 โ€” 2022

BSc. Computer Science

ADA University

Azerbaijan

  • Graduated top of class
  • Magna Cum Laude
  • 5x Dean's List Award
  • 1x Rector's List Award

2021 โ€” 2021

BSc. Informatics (Exchange)

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)

Lithuania

  • Erasmus+ scholarship recipient
  • Short-term exchange program

Selected projects

Compact work samples with practical engineering texture.

Portfolio Website

Personal portfolio website built with React and Tailwind CSS. Features smooth animations and a modern dark theme.

ReactTailwind CSSVite

Sustainable Software Analysis

Research project analyzing software energy consumption patterns and tools for measuring software sustainability.

PythonData AnalysisResearch

IoT Dashboard

Real-time IoT monitoring dashboard using NodeRED, MQTT, InfluxDB, and Grafana for data visualization.

NodeREDMQTTInfluxDBGrafana

Capabilities

A practical stack for product teams.

Languages

PythonJavaCSQLJavaScriptDartARM AssemblyRHiveQL

Frameworks & Libraries

ReactFlutterNode.jsHadoop

DevOps & Tools

DockerLinuxGitCI/CDVersion Control

IoT & Data

NodeREDMQTTInfluxDBGrafanaBig Data

AI & Analytics

Machine LearningLLMsData AnalyticsResearch

Soft Skills

Cross-cultural CollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingTeam Synergy

Contact

Let's build something thoughtful together.

Based in Netherlands and reachable at hello[at]elmar[dot]eu[dot]org.

ยฉ 2026 Elmar Karimov