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I help companies get serious about their data.

Sam Debruyn is a freelance data platform architect & senior data engineer.

Sam has previously worked on tens of projects in multiple sectors with companies of all sizes and varying technologies. This includes small companies like local start-ups, multinationals, as well as banks and one of Belgium’s biggest players in the public transportation sector. He started his career in mobile application development with Xamarin and transitioned into focusing more on cloud technologies. In 2020 he made the switch to data engineering.

The Microsoft stack is where Sam feels at home. In 2024 Sam received the Microsoft MVP award in the Data Platform category.

Sharing knowledge is at the heart of everything that Sam believes in. He is a regular public speaker (meetups and conferences) and open-source software contributor.

Sam Debruyn
Based Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium
Working since 2014
Freelance since 2024
Languages EN · NL · FR
Certifications 25+
Recognitions

Industry awards and community recognition over the years.

Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Awarded annually since 2024
2024
dbt Champion
Community leadership recognition
2026
dbt Community Award
Voted by the dbt community
2023