Christoffer Niska

Hello there,

I am a technology professional that loves innovation and technology. I write quite a lot of code and my specialty is building software with modern web technologies that are both easy to understand and maintain. During my career, I have worked with a lot of different programming languages, and currently, my go-to language is TypeScript. Within the past years, I have studied languages including Kotlin, ReasonML, Go, Rust, and Haskell.

During the day, I work as Technical Lead at an early-stage startup named Sightful where I am responsible for everything technology-related. Sightful is a SAAS platform that enables businesses to make better decisions with the help of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

In my spare time, I like to spend time with my loved ones, watch tv-series or play board games. My favorite drink is coffee, but sometimes I also enjoy a glass of red wine.

Experience

• Technical Lead, Sightful

  December 2020 – Present · 5 mos

  Full-stack development with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Apollo, GraphQL, and Dgraph. I am responsible for everything technology related.

• Technical Advisor, Spotted.io

  June 2020 – Present · 11 mos

  Advising, due diligence, mentoring, code review, and problem-solving.

• Technology Evangelist, Compile

  September 2019 – November 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  I am responsible for our technology stack, managing our technical skillset, and helping our consultants improve their skills. Occasionally I also do some consultant work for our clients.

• Head of Technology, Digia

  May 2017 – August 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  Together with my colleagues, I planned and developed a new digital publishing platform for a client that replaced more than ten different legacy systems. For this, we built micro-services using technologies such as React, Apollo, GraphQL, Express, Laravel, Contentful, and Elastic.

• Chief Technology Officer, Nord Software

  June 2012 – April 2017 · 4 yrs 10 mos

  I managed a team of nearly fifty developers working on various client projects. I improved our development processes by defining best practices, creating boilerplates, and building development tools. I also planned and delivered tens of client projects using technologies such as JavaScript, React, React Native, GraphQL, Serverless, Express, and Laravel. For this, we used concepts like Domain-Driven Design, Test-Driven Development, and Extreme Programming.

• Software Engineer, Nord Software

  November 2008 – May 2012 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  I led a large client project with a SCRUM team of up to eight developers and participated in both development and design. I also redesigned and developed the consumer user interface of a large client project using JavaScript, jQuery, Prototype, HTML, and CSS.