Jens Goossens
About Jens Goossens
Jens Goossens is a Staff Software Engineer at TomTom with a strong background in back-end systems and CI/CD automation.
Title and Current Role
Jens Goossens holds the position of Staff Software Engineer at TomTom. Based in Gent, Vlaanderen, België, he has been with TomTom since 2019. He initially joined as an Expert Software Engineer before transitioning to his current role in 2022.
Career at Van de Velde
Before joining TomTom, Jens Goossens worked at Van de Velde as a Java Developer. His tenure at Van de Velde lasted from 2018 to 2019, where he focused on Java-based projects.
Experience at De Persgroep
Jens Goossens was a Java Developer at De Persgroep for a significant period from 2013 to 2018. During his five years there, he contributed to various projects leveraging his expertise in Java development.
Educational Background
Jens Goossens completed his Bachelor of Applied Informatics (Toegepaste Informatica) at Hogeschool Gent, where he studied Computer Programming from 2009 to 2012. Prior to this, he attended St-Jozefscollege Aalst, where he studied Economics and Mathematics (Economie-Wiskunde) from 2002 to 2008.
Early Career and Consultancy Roles
Jens Goossens began his career as a Junior Java Consultant at TALENT-IT, where he worked from 2012 to 2013 in Antwerpen en omgeving, België. He also gained experience as a Java Consultant at GEO Solutions and KBC Bank & Verzekering in 2013, and had a brief stint as an Internship Java Developer at KBC Bank & Verzekering in 2012.