About us

Hello, we are Levi9

team

We are an easy-to-work-with technology partner that helps you create digital products, scale your software, and build your digital platforms.

We’re technology optimists

At Levi9, we believe in the endless possibilities of technology.

Our culture helps us excel

Collaboration, communication, and co-creation rely on mutual understanding and empathy.

Context defines impact

Only by adjusting to the specific situation can real value be created.

How we started

Levi9 started out with the idea that in Eastern Europe, close to technical universities, there are a lot of highly trained and passionate IT experts, with a good cultural match to Western Europe, while there was (and still is) a great shortage of skilled people in the Dutch labor market.

 

Originally planning to move people over to the Netherlands, this took longer than expected.
Launching customers tried working with people remotely and discovered that this worked fine.

 

We started getting used to hybrid teams, working remotely, and doing online meetings—skills we still use today. We also realized that meeting face to face does make a difference, which is why all Levi9 customers visit our delivery centers regularly, and our people come over whenever needed.

Our journey

1994

In 1994, the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This changed space forever.

2005

Levi9 was founded by Bernhard van Oranje and Menno de Jong with its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the first delivery center in Novi Sad, Serbia.

2007

Levi9 expanded to Iasi, Romania and Kyiv, Ukraine for a second and third delivery centers respectively.

2013

We moved into our new headquarters in Amsterdam.

2014

Celebrating 9 years of Levi9!

2015

This year marks the opening of the delivery center in Zrenjanin. This is the second DC in Serbia and the fourth in total.

2016

We opened new delivery centers in Belgrade, Serbia (5) and Lviv, Ukraine (6).

2017

A new office in Iasi, Romania opened. Celebrating fresh start!

2019

We welcomed our 999 levininer.

2022

Our new Tech Campus opens in Belgrade.

2023

Finally grown up!
Levi9 turns 18.

2024

Iasi, Romania opens a new office. Ready for the future!

Facts at a glance

1200+
people

35% women
65% men

100+
customer cases

We work towards
100% CO2 neutral

Levi9 university
professors

200+
Levi9 events every year

Strategic cloud partnerships

We are cloud-agnostic and technology is in our hearts. We love the fact that technology is always changing, innovating, and improving. We love finding better ways, more powerful technology, and more impactful solutions. Such approach is endorsed by our strategic cloud partnerships.

Happy employees, happy customers

We empower each other, and we empower our customers. We bring people into situations where they can excel. We help them grow, we give them energy, we motivate them, and we give them freedom and direction. We benchmark ourselves on a regular basis to check that we’re still on the right path.

#1 General Satisfactions, #1 General with 100% Customer Satisfaction in 2205 & 2026 Sourcing Study

Winner of the Effectory’s Global #1 Workplace award

Certified

ISO 27001 and ISO 27701,
and ISO 9001

FSQS-NL registered on Hellios Risk & Compliance

Completed TISAX Assessment

Delivery centers

Belgrade, Serbia

4G Bulevar vojvode Bojovića, K-District, 114413

Kyiv, Ukraine

101 Volodymyrska str., 02000

Novi Sad, Serbia

6 Trifkovićev Trg, 21000

 

Romania Iasi office

Iasi, Romania

22 Calea Chisinaului, Silk District Office Park, Building L3,  Floor 7, 700264

Angelina Best

Chief Executive Officer

Angelina Best took the role of Levi9’s CEO in June 2024. Angelina has over 20 years of experience in building and leading teams that support start-ups and SMEs up to the largest and enterprise customers and partners. Throughout her career, she’s shown that customer focus and strong relationship skills are part of her DNA, making her a perfect fit for Levi9.

 

 

 

Jan Dolinaj

Chief Technology Officer

Jan Dolinaj holds a degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. Following a solid tenure as a software engineer, he ventured into management. Jan, a levininer since 2005, has significantly contributed to the company’s success starting from its inception through its expansion to over a thousand employees. He has skillfully led teams in Serbia and played a pivotal role in team development at the delivery centers in Romania and Ukraine. Boasting nearly two decades of experience, Jan has been instrumental in fostering innovation and nurturing the IT community in Serbia through Levi9’s initiatives and his active engagement in the local ecosystem. This wealth of experience makes him an exemplary choice for the role of Chief Technology Officer at Levi9.

Marjolein Slappendel

Chief Financial Officer

Marjolein Slappendel is our Chief Financial Officer, where she has been steering the company’s financial strategy since April 2025. 

 

Marjolein is a highly experienced all-round CFO with an impressive track record at companies including Merrill Lynch, ING, Action, Temper and most recently as CFO of HeadFirst. Her deep expertise in financial strategy, operational excellence, and scaling businesses across a variety of industries makes her the ideal addition to our Board.

Bert Pluimers

Chief Commercial Officer

Bert Pluimers is our Chief Commercial Officer. With his strategic vision and extensive executive experience, Bert will be playing a pivotal role in accelerating Levi9’s commercial growth, strengthening partnerships, and driving innovation across our services to deliver even greater value to our existing and prospective customers. 

 

Bert brings a wealth of knowledge from his previous international leadership roles, most recently at Microsoft and  Ordina, and serves advisory boards in the industry. He has a proven track record of delivering value and driving results for some of the largest organizations in Netherlands and beyond.

Menno de Jong

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

Bernhard and Menno founded Levi9 in 2005 with the idea that technology will make the world go round. The name is derived from the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which collided with Jupiter in 1994, changing space forever. Making a positive impact on business and society through technology is still at the heart of Levi9.

 

Menno was Levi9’s CFO until 2018, leading the company’s financial operation. Since then, he’s a member of the board as a non-executive offering guidance and strategic insights. 

Bernhard van Oranje

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

Bernhard and Menno founded Levi9 in 2005 with the idea that technology will make the world go round. The name is derived from the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which collided with Jupiter in 1994, changing space forever. Making a positive impact on business and society through technology is still at the heart of Levi9.

Until May 2024 Bernhard was Levi9’s CMO, being responsible for marketing and the driving force behind our company culture. Since then, he has become a member of the board as a non-executive offering guidance and strategic insights. 

Paul Schuyt

Non-Executive Board Member

After being Levi9’s Chief Executive for 9 years, Paul has been a member of the board as a non-executive since 2018. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of IT. 

  

He started his career in 1987 as a management consultant, and before joining Levi9 he spent 23 years working for one of the largest ITC providers in Europe. There he held various management positions until 2003 when he became a Chief Executive and a member of the Executive Committee. Paul has two grown-up sons and lives in Castricum, the Netherlands.

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June 26th

The Cost of Choice

Most companies spend up to 40% to much on cloud, are you? Cut spend, not options. Smart standardizations win.

Cloud cost overruns and growing technical debt rarely stem from tooling alone—they are symptoms of architectural and operational choices. This session looks at how senior technical leaders can regain control by connecting cloud spend directly to business value. We’ll explore unit‑economics thinking, ownership models, and lifecycle management practices that reduce waste while preserving delivery speed. You’ll learn how to combine FinOps principles with technical‑debt controls to create a cloud environment that is financially sustainable and technically healthy.

May 28th

AI AGENTS DESERVE AI PLATFORM

Portable patterns for Azure, AWS and GCP that survive the next upgrade

AI agents are moving rapidly from experimentation into real production use cases, but architectures vary widely across cloud platforms. In this webinar, we compare practical patterns for building and running AI agents on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. We’ll focus on what to standardize, where to embrace cloud‑native capabilities, and how to design for security, observability, and future change. The goal is not to pick a winner, but to help leaders understand how to scale agent‑based solutions without locking themselves into fragile designs.

April 23rd

Winning on Repeat: Product Engineering in the Age of AI

Cadence, quality and outcomes over output

Delivering a successful solution once is no longer enough. In the age of AI, organizations need product engineering models that enable them to win consistently across teams, releases, and markets. This session explores how leading organizations evolve from project‑centric delivery to product‑centric execution, supported by AI‑augmented engineering practices. We’ll look at cadence, quality, and accountability, and how leadership decisions shape sustainable delivery performance over time.

April 2nd

GOVERNING AI IN PRODUCTION

Designing cloud and data platforms that survive real-world pressure

Many organizations succeed in building AI proofs of concept, far fewer succeed in scaling them safely into production. This webinar focuses on what it takes to move from experimentation to reliable, governed AI platforms. We’ll discuss platform architecture choices, model governance, security, and policy patterns that enable teams to deploy AI at scale without slowing down delivery. Designed for senior technical leaders, this session provides practical guidance on turning AI initiatives into durable capabilities that deliver value beyond the first demo

March 5th

Navigating Digital Sovereignty and Strategic Cloud Choices

How Organizations Can Balance Innovation, Compliance, and Control in a Multi-Cloud World

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organisations face increasing pressure to ensure business continuity, maintain public trust, and comply with complex regulations like NIS2, DORA, and GDPR. This webinar explores the critical concepts of digital and operational sovereignty, the strategic importance of hybrid and sovereign cloud models, and the risks of vendor lock-in.