Andreas Søvik

An experienced Software Developer living in Norway. As a developer I am focused on creating stable and high-performing systems for the modern web.

My current focus at work is high quality software engineering and rapid prototyping on a portfolio of coming generations of very capable 2D/3D software. I believe that always being open to learn something new and helping team members improve is an extremely important part of working on challenging projects in tech. Talented people work well when given autonomy, trust and enough guidance to boost their progress.

I am currently employed at Autodesk where I am working on the next generation of drawing and analysis tools for building design.

Relevant experience and past focus areas

Developing and improving web based 2D/3D design and analysis tools for buildings.

Programming fully tailored web-solutions for e-commerce systems targetting the high-end customer segment.

Working hands-on with product development and system integrations in the finance and insurance domain.

Implementing core technical parts of modern Web SDKs and frontend tooling used by hundreds of other web developers.

Planning and building popular user-facing products on the web, including some of the biggest online publishers in Scandinavia.

Designing and implementing backend systems used for business-critical tasks.

Working in teams consisting of a mix of expertise; UX, product managers and engineers. I have also had several technical leading roles while remaining hands-on with the technology.

I have summarized some of these projects.

Technical expertise

Languages and tools that I am currently using in a professional setting

• Node.js
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Python
• Preact, Three.js, Web components, css in js

I also have professional experience with

• Java, Kotlin
• PHP
• Apache
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Varnish Cache
• Redis
• Memcache
• RabbitMQ
• Next.js
• Remix.run
• Cypress
• Express, Koa
• Esbuild, Babel, Webpack

Infastructure and tools

• Linux
• Kubernetes
• Git, Github, Bitbucket
• Github Actions, Jenkins, Travis CI
• bash, zsh
• MacOS
• Windows
• Docker

Education and certifications

• BSc Computer Science, graduated 2007 in England. Dissertation was a multi-platform visual SVG-editor written in C++
• Zend Certified PHP Engineer x 2, CA, USA

I believe in adopting to the technical tools best suited for a given job and try to avoid locking myself into specific tools and frameworks.

Availability

Currently employed full-time at Autodesk as a Principal software development engineer. Not currently looking for new opportunities, but get in touch with me if you want to chat.