My name is Jeremy Soumokil and my job is to develop software. It feels as if I’m just solving puzzles, but I am fortunate that I can do it as a profession. I have been at it for 14 years now, but I am as eager to understand and find solutions for problems as when I got my first programming book for the C64.

Tools and methodologies change as technology pushes the boundary of our imagination and creates new needs and opportunities. However, some good practices never change. Take time to get to know the problem domain, stick to architectural principles and automate your development lifecycle for efficient delivery iterations – these are my ingredients to get you shorter lead times and predictable releases.

My professional career started in secondment as part-time developer during my studies. After receiving a Master’s degree on Computer Science with specialization on Technical Artificial Intelligence and a publication on AAMAS, I joined a technology consulting firm as software developer. I learned about the market and the needs of the industry. I took the opportunity to achieve VMWare Spring and Oracle Java development certifications and further developed my skills in heathcare, utilities and telecommunications. I focused on software architecture, programming design, networks and communication protocols, and experienced the dynamics in organisations. I continued doing what I learned and liked, and eventually started my own company.

With ApiRapi, I aim to be recognized as that knowledgeable team player who you safely trust that complex issue to and who can bring those features all the way to production. ApiRapi is the glue that brings applications together, through APIs delivered rapidly with experience and worksmanship. ApiRapi symbolizes the passion and reliability in my work by its Indonesian translation, “orderly fire”. And finally, ApiRapi is a compound imaginary word in Dutch, that suggests (at least to me..) a monkey that picks up things. Life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.