currently open to new engagements — remote, international. looking for technical ownership roles (architecture through deployment), not backlog execution.
(2022-2025)
the rudolf oy [technical owner] brought in for limited backend support, ended up owning the full stack — rebuilt the node backend from an unmaintainable state, shipped a new vue.js frontend after the previous developer couldn't finish it, sole technical owner for 3 years
(2021)
xl-autopesu.com oy [consulting] vue.js web ui, node rest api, mariadb
(2019-2020)
comgate oy [consulting] node rest api microservice, erp integration, expedia/bokun/viator apis, rails saas
(2017-2019)
upwork projects [consulting] various projects
(2003-2014)
various website redesigns [consulting] design & implementation, html5 rewrites
(2007)
datapoli oy [employment] full-stack web dev, php, mysql, html5, css
daily/comfortable: node.js, rest apis, postgresql, mysql/mariadb, mongodb, vue.js, pinia, bulma, buefy, html, css, websockets, socket.io, webpack, heroku, git, github, gitlab, cloud vms (azure, aws, gcp), linux, docker, compose, nginx, cloudflare, dns, swagger, documentation, functional & oo programming, refactoring, architecture, optimizations
some experience: tailwind, ruby on rails, grpc, testing (unit/integration/e2e)
hobby: assembly, c, c++, perl, python, direct3d, opengl, electron
coding since '96. first commercial project in 2003 (php/mysql webshop).
self-taught. backend-focused but frontend-capable. prefer building things that work over things that look impressive.
prefer being the senior technical counterpart to a founder/CTO over being one of many hands on someone else's backlog.
using and maintaining linux for both desktop and servers since the early 2000s.
live in the countryside with my fiancee and our two american toy fox terrier dogs. hobbies: woodworking and collecting big box pc games.
been an avid open source enthusiast since the early 2000s. these days i do not have that much time for this hobby unfortunately.
unnode.js (2020-24) — node.js backend framework —
github [archived]
lolq (2018) — electron app for league of legends stats — node.js, electron, mysql, redis, c#, php —
github [archived]
oerperl (2004) — perl-scriptable irc bot — perl, c —
github [archived]
rwe (2004) — php helper library —
github [archived]
ae engine (2003) — 3d engine (opengl/sdl) — c++ —
github [archived]
opengl demo template (2003) — opengl template code — c —
github [archived]
