Hidde van Heijst
Cloud Architect & Data Engineer
I architect and build real-time data platforms at enterprise scale. Azure, end-to-end systems, and leading data teams.
Currently
Data & AI Architect at Nederlandse Loterij, where I've been since 2020. Spent four years building event-driven platforms with sub-second fraud detection at scale. Now authoring AI strategy, implementing EU AI Act governance, and architecting real-time personalization systems that shape millions of customer interactions.
Experience
Selected Work
Real-Time Gaming Platform
Event-driven architecture with fraud detection handling 50K+ transactions per minute at peak, sub-second latency, 99.9% uptime.
Azure Functions · Event Hubs · CosmosDB · DatabricksInventory Optimization System
ML-powered platform reducing inventory costs by 25% and stockouts by 30% across 200+ retail locations.
Cloud-native · ML Pipeline · Real-time Analytics · AzureSkills
Architecture: Real-time Systems, Event-driven Architecture, Cloud-native Design, End-to-end Data Platforms
Cloud & Data: Azure, Databricks, CosmosDB, Terraform, PySpark, SQL, KQL
Leadership: Team Leadership, Data Strategy, AI Governance, Regulatory Compliance