Craft 2025 - Sander Hoogendoorn
Sander Hoogendoorn
CTO at ibood.com
About Sander Hoogendoorn

Sander Hoogendoorn is an independent dad, traveler, and lifelong software craftsman. With over four decades of hands-on coding experience, he continues to write code daily, demonstrating that real developers never stop learning. Throughout his career, he has navigated the tech world in roles ranging from CTO at companies like iBOOD (currently), ANVA, and Klaverblad to serving as Capgemini's global agile thought leader.

Known for his post-agile mindset and fearless approach to challenging the status quo, Sander helps organizations and teams break free from outdated practices and embrace innovation. He’s not just about writing code—he’s about rewriting the rules.

As an author and dynamic international speaker, Sander shares his insights at conferences worldwide, covering topics such as disruption, culture, life beyond agile, continuous delivery, microteams, software architecture, monads, microservices, and the art of writing elegant code. He champions critical thinking, strategic design, and mindful development to help teams build better software, faster.

Discover Sander—the coding rebel who believes in small steps, big impact, and the mind as the ultimate tool for success.

Talks
Seven Habits of a Highly Successful Team
Topics:
architecture
Level: Intermediate
In schedule:
Platform 2
May 30, 13:40 - 14:25 CET

After four years of building, breaking, and learning at iBOOD, we’ve discovered what makes a development team truly successful. No frameworks, no dogma—just seven practical habits that help teams ship great software, stay motivated, and keep improving.This talk is based on real experiences, not theory. We’ll dive into:Building Microteams – Why smaller, focused teams move faster and collaborate bet...

ESSENTIALS - Architecture That Works: Essentials from a Real-World Microservices Journey
Topics:
ESSENTIALS*
Level: Intermediate
In schedule:
Purple stage
May 29, 11:55 - 12:40 CET

Essentials* is Craft's new track for developers who want to grow strong foundations. Whether you're just starting out or filling key gaps, these inspiring talks from top speakers will help you level up and love the journey.Many developers are familiar with concepts like clean architecture, hexagonal design, and microservices, but few have the opportunity to see what these principles look like in a...