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About

I’m a product-oriented generalist software engineer. I’m currently the founding engineer at Elva, where I work across the full product, from AI automation to the smallest visual details.

I’ve worked at top Silicon Valley startups backed by Sequoia, Khosla, and YC, alongside unicorn founders.

Formal Education

M.Sc. in Data Science, University of Helsinki
B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Helsinki

Experience

Founding Engineer
Elva
01
Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mosHelsinki, Finland
Software Engineer
NestAI
02
Mar 2025 - Jan 2026 · 11 mosHelsinki, Finland
2nd employee
Software Engineer
FUNNZ
03
Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · 6 mosGzira, Malta
Side quest to learn more about the online gambling industry.
Software Engineer
Compound
04
Aug 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrsSan Francisco, California, United States
YC-backed Independent RIA and digital family office providing financial planning, investment management, and tax services to entrepreneurs and tech executives. Raised $37mm from Greenoaks, Lachy Groom, Y Combinator.
Consultant
WithCoverage
05
Aug 2023 - Oct 2023 · 3 mosNew York, New York, United States
Khosla Ventures and Sequoia-backed startup transforming the insurance brokerage industry. I contributed early on by setting up the core technologies and developing the first functional web dashboard.
Software Engineer
Neverthink
06
Jan 2021 - Aug 2021 · 8 mosHelsinki, Finland
Acquired by Reddit
Teaching Assistant
University of Helsinki
07
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 · 2 mosHelsinki, Finland
Software Production Course
Software Engineer
Stealth Startup
08
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 · 7 mos
EdTech startup

Volunteering

Jan 2026
Judge & Mentor
Stuhi hackathon
Dec 2019
Volunteer
Slush
Dec 2018
Volunteer
Slush
Dec 2017
Volunteer
Slush