Christoffer Niska

Tech Wizard

Hello there 👋🏻

I am a seasoned technology professional with 15 years of hands-on expertise in software development. My greatest passion lies in writing code and crafting user-friendly software using modern technologies.

I primarily work with TypeScript, Kotlin, and Rust; however, I continuously strive to learn new programming languages to expand my knowledge. I am a proponent of best practices such as Clean Code, Domain-Driven Design, and Extreme Programming.

When not programming, I enjoy engaging in sports activities, unwinding with Netflix, and spending quality time with my family. While I prefer water as my go-to drink, I enjoy coffee in the morning and would not turn down a glass of good wine.

  • Experience
  • Projects

ExperienceMost recent

  • Tech Lead, Voyantic

    April 2023 – Present · 1 mo

    As the head of our full-stack development team, I spearhead efforts to recruit top-tier talent to enhance our team's capabilities. Additionally, I implemented best practices and standardized workflows to improve our team's overall efficiency and productivity.

    • AWS
    • Docker
    • DynamoDB
    • Git
    • Golang
    • IoT
    • Kanban
    • Kubernetes
    • MongoDB
    • MQTT
    • Node.js
    • REST
    • TypeScript

  • Solutions Architect, Tesseract Investment

    June 2021 – March 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Enabled us to offer our lending services to partners all around the world by redesigning and developing our partner-facing product using modern technologies, while ensuring scalability, and maintainability.

    • Auth0
    • Azure
    • Docker
    • Domain-Driven Design
    • Extreme Programming
    • Git
    • Kubernetes
    • Node.js
    • Postgres
    • RabbitMQ
    • REST
    • Scrum
    • Test-Driven Development
    • TypeScript

  • Android Developer, Sprint AI

    April 2021 – March 2022 · 11 mos

    Published an application for professional athletes using Android devices that allowed them to enjoy our product by developing an Android application using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, while following industry best practices.

    • Android
    • Coil
    • Git
    • Jetpack Compose
    • Kanban
    • Kotlin
    • Material UI
    • Moshi
    • OAuth2
    • REST
    • Retrofit

  • Tech Lead, Sightful

    December 2020 – May 2021 · 6 mos

    Launched a service for businesses that enabled them to make better strategic decisions by redesigning and taking our product from prototype to production, while ensuring cost-efficiency and maintainability.

    • Apollo
    • Auth0
    • Dgraph
    • Git
    • GraphQL
    • Kanban
    • Next.js
    • Node.js
    • React
    • TypeScript

  • Technology Evangelist, Compile

    September 2019 – November 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Helped our consultants to improve their technical skills by talking to people, identifying needs, and creating material for learning new technologies, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services.

    • AWS
    • DynamoDB
    • Git
    • Kanban
    • Node.js
    • React
    • Scrum
    • Serverless
    • TypeScript

  • Head of Technology, Digia

    May 2017 – August 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Enabled a client to shut down approximately fifteen different legacy systems by designing and developing a new digital publishing platform while ensuring that all stakeholders across the organization were satisfied.

    • Apollo
    • Contentful
    • Domain-Driven Design
    • Elastic
    • Extreme Programming
    • Flow
    • Git
    • GraphQL
    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • React
    • Test-Driven Development

  • Chief Technology Officer, Nord Software

    June 2012 – April 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Grew our team from 10 to 50 developers over a period of five years by improving our development processes, defining best practices, and building development tools, while ensuring the success of all our client projects.

    • Domain-Driven Design
    • Extreme Programming
    • Flow
    • Git
    • JavaScript
    • Laravel
    • Node.js
    • React
    • React Native
    • REST
    • Serverless
    • Test-Driven Development

Education

  • Bachelor in Engineering, Arcada University of Applied Sciences

    September 2004 – Present

    The main focus of my studies has been programming. During my studies, I have written code in many different programming languages. My studies have been on hold for a long time due to work.