Nick de Vries — Embedded Software & IoT in Amsterdam

About

I build things that live at the intersection of hardware and software. Based in the heart of Amsterdam, I've spent the last decade optimizing firmware and designing connected systems for everything from industrial sensors to smart home devices.

When I'm not debugging race conditions or measuring microamps, you can find me cycling through Vondelpark, catching up on tech at The Next Web, or experimenting with LoRaWAN gateways across the city.

Recent Writing

Optimizing C++23 for Low-Power Microcontrollers March 12, 2026 · 8 min read · EmbeddedC++
The State of LoRaWAN in the Randstad February 24, 2026 · 12 min read · IoTNetworking
Why I moved from VS Code to Neovim (again) January 15, 2026 · 5 min read · Tools
A rainy Sunday at the Rijksmuseum December 20, 2025 · 4 min read · Life

Current Projects

Embedded-HAL-Go: A experimental port of Rust's embedded-hal concepts to TinyGo.
Amsterdam Air Quality: A mesh network of solar-powered sensors using ESP32-C6.

Find Me

GitHub / LinkedIn / hello@nickdevries.nl