Derrick Bol

I build things, tell stories, and run on mountains.

Selected Projects

SoleVue // in dev

A platform for GPS-verified running shoe reviews. Built with Next.js, syncing raw Strava data to provide actual mileage feedback.

solevue.com →
Browser Automation Pool // active

Self-hosted browser automation infrastructure using Docker and Playwright. Handles web scraping, testing, and workflow automation with isolated browser instances.

Writing // soon

Working on it.

Running

136.9 km

this month — Feb 2026

Strava →

I love doing my speed work, intervals, and shorter races on the roads. My real joy is in the trails. Taipei is the perfect place for this as it's inside a ring of mountains. I try to get some vert most weekends. I consider myself a unofficial member of the MAC!

Upcoming

9 Dragons Trail Race

Hong Kong

Sapa Vietnam

September 2026

Taipei Half Marathon

December 2026 · lottery pending

Experience

Ten years building things. IoT, solar, coffee and now automation.

Stealth startup · 2026 - now

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Workflow automation tools for business operators in the ticketing domain.

PropertyFi · 2025 - 2026

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Internal sales tooling, lead conversion funnel, and CRM integrations for a real estate AI lead-generation platform; TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL

Soar Energy · 2024 - 2025

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Lead-generation platform for residential solar installations. Internal tooling for sales team.

Aillio · 2021 - 2024

Full-Stack Engineer

Roast.World (web) + RoasTime (desktop) — platform and tooling for specialty coffee roasters. Led the redevelopment of Roast.World alongside another team working on RoasTime.

Belizing.com · 2017 - 2019

Software Engineer

Tourism marketplace for Belize; built one of the first Stripe-based online payment flows in the country.