I am a software developer who thinks that code is a liability, not an asset, and has to be treated as such.
I have been working at Kodan since 2018 as a software developer. During my time at Kodan, I have become a confident programmer who enjoys working both in large engineering teams of huge systems and as the sole developer of narrowly scoped sprints. Right now, I work at Yleisradio in a small, highly-focused team that develops a data aggregation service to replace legacy point-to-point integrations.
I used to work at Weave, a software consultant company, from 2017 to 2018 as a software developer. During my time there, I worked on a full-stack cloud application and learnt various fundamental skills necessary for a consultant. My first programming job was at 24Rent, a mobility-as-a-service company, from 2015 to 2017 as a backend developer. I was responsible for developing and maintaining a backend with high expectations for reliability. When I left the job, several systems of my own initiative had become a part of the core of the business.
Outside of work, I enjoy non-web programming. Right now, I’m interested in graphics programming, game design and realtime problems. I try to be mindful of the past decades of computing in order to avoid relying on piles of abstractions as is commonplace. Why blindly reach for cloud services and containers if we can make do with a spare laptops and a shell?
I can comfortably call myself an expert in TypeScript, React, Node, *nix systems, relational databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL, and Git. I know my way around Clojure, Java, C, Ruby, Go, Docker, and Redis. I enjoy working on my own applications with Fennel or Lua on top of LÖVE.
I have written a grocery list app, dish suggestion engine, toddler-friendly toy collection, no-frills habit tracker, spaced repetition CLI app and a colourful cellular automaton.
When it comes to non-digital matters, I’m happy to talk and hear about (Finno-Ugric) linguistics and languages, cloud watching, Scottish fudge (ask me for a recipe), East Asian cuisine, lactic acid fermentation, sourdough baking, and speciality coffee. ∎