Senior Engineer & Technical Architect · AI

Hi! I'm Virgial Berveling.
I turn complex problems into scalable software, with AI built in.

As a senior engineer and technical architect, I help teams and companies build software, and AI, that holds up in production.

Get in touch How I work

About

  • Name Virgial Berveling
  • Role Senior Engineer & Technical Architect
  • Co-founder Free Amigos & Coach Amigo
  • Focus AI, architecture, scalable systems
  • Based in The Netherlands

I turn complex problems into scalable software. At Free Amigos I work with clients on tech strategy and architecture, often combined with hands-on technical execution.

With Coach Amigo I help 50,000+ coaches manage matches, line-ups and stats. I also build custom WordPress plugins, such as Manage Notification E-mails: used on 100K+ sites, with toggle control over core WordPress notifications, multisite support and import/export.

AI is part of how I build: in the products themselves, with AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation, and in how I design, write and ship software every day.

AI Activated

Senior engineering

Adding a chatbot is easy. Making AI reliable, affordable and safe inside a real product takes architecture. I bring years of senior engineering to work: clear data flows, guardrails and systems that keep working after the demo.

AI

AI agents

Agents that take real actions in your product and processes, with well-defined tools, clear boundaries and human oversight where it matters.

AI

RAG & your own knowledge

Retrieval-augmented generation that answers from your own data and documents. That means grounded answers instead of guesses, built on a solid data architecture.

AI

AI architecture & strategy

Choosing models, structuring data, controlling cost and protecting privacy. I advise on where AI adds value and design how it fits into your existing systems.

AI

AI in production

From prototype to production: testing and evaluating AI output, handling edge cases and failures, and monitoring the result so quality stays high.

AI

AI-accelerated delivery

I use AI coding tools daily to design, build and review software faster, with the senior judgement to know what to keep and what to reject.

AI

AI in WordPress

Bringing AI into WordPress sites and plugins, like the AI email routing in my own plugin Vibr Email Rules, built by a plugin author who knows the platform from the inside.

Services

From strategy and architecture to hands-on engineering.

01

Tech strategy & architecture

Guidance on technology choices, data architecture and scalable system design, for new products and for platforms that need to grow.

02

React Native app development

iOS and Android apps from one React Native codebase, like the Coach Amigo apps used by 50,000+ coaches, from first prototype to the app stores.

03

Hands-on engineering

Web applications and back-ends with React and Node.js, built on a solid data architecture and designed to scale.

04

WordPress plugin development

Custom plugins and central WordPress solutions, from the author of a plugin used on more than 100,000 sites.

Key skills

  • React
  • React Native app development
  • Node.js
  • Data architecture
  • WordPress plugin development
  • Scalable systems
  • AI
  • RAG

Projects

A selection of recent work, from multilingual brand platforms to AI-powered apps and open-source software.

De Kuyper

Central product platform

Ongoing development of online projects and sites, plus technical advice. A central WordPress solution feeds the various De Kuyper sites in multiple languages with products, shop information and descriptions.

  • WordPress development
  • Web development
  • Multi-language
  • Central data
  • Technical architecture
dekuypercompany.com
Coach Amigo · Co-founder

Digital assistant for football coaches

A digital assistant with iOS, Android and web apps, used by 50,000+ coaches and trainers to manage matches, line-ups and stats.

  • React Native
  • Cloud applications
  • AI agents
  • Node.js
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Database development
coachamigo.com
TU Delft

WijkWijzer

A digital ‘walking survey’ for researching the qualities of residential neighbourhoods. Web and mobile environment with a full WordPress back-end for setting up and maintaining surveys.

  • WordPress development
  • React
  • MySQL
  • PHP
  • Technical architecture
wijkwijzer.tudelft.nl
Qidos

Onbeperkte Denkers

Development for Qidos on the initiative by CNV, the Dutch Ministry of Health (VWS) and the Hersenstichting promoting an inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for everyone.

  • WordPress development
  • PHP applications
  • Technical architecture
  • Back-end development
  • Front-end development
onbeperktedenkers.nl
Waterrecreatie Nederland

Website & knowledge base

Website for the Dutch water recreation foundation, with the knowledge base and news fed and maintained from a central WordPress system.

  • PHP applications
  • WordPress development
  • Technical architecture
waterrecreatienederland.nl
Open source

Manage Notification E-mails

WordPress plugin used on 100K+ sites: toggle control over core WordPress notifications, multisite support and import/export.

  • WordPress
  • WordPress development
  • PHP
wordpress.org

Some of my clients

  • De Kuyper
  • TU Delft
  • Qidos
  • Waterrecreatie Nederland
  • Onbeperkte Denkers
  • Werk&Mantelzorg
  • Stichting DOCK
  • PraktijkGenerator
  • Explore Your Future

Let’s work together

Have a project in mind or need an extra developer on your team? Get in touch.

virgial@me.com