Kaarel Vesilind
Product Engineer at Lightyear
Estonia
Summary
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Top SchoolKaarel Vesilind is a product-focused software engineer based in Tallinn, Estonia, combining nearly a decade of full-stack and frontend experience with a strong foundation in computer science and business IT. Currently a Product Engineer at Lightyear, he helps shape the future of investing, bridging product thinking with robust engineering. Previously at Avokaado, he built a Google-Docs-like editing experience using TipTap2 and ProseMirror, gaining deep insights into real-time collaboration and editor extensions. His background spans full-stack development at askRobin in a fully remote team, and leadership as a Software Team Lead at Solaride, Estonia's first solar car project. Education includes a Master of Science in Business Information Technology from TalTech and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Tartu. With a track record of delivering across startups and educational roles, Kaarel combines hands-on development with mentoring and teaching experience from KVARK and as an engineering teacher.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Computer Programming, High School Diploma, Computer Programming at Tallinna ReaalkoolMaster of Science - MS, Business Information Technology, Master of Science - MS, Business Information Technology at TalTech – Tallinn University of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Tartu
English, Estonian, Russian, Finnish, German
Github Skills (27)
firefox9
firefox-browser8
windows8
desktop7
command-line7
windows-107
minecraft6
javascript6
cli5
package-manager5
cockpit5
web-app5
forge5
color-picker4
css4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
soulhax/kv
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
OfficialDivisor/php
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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