Mikko Vestola
Summary
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SeniorMikko Vestola is a senior software developer with 13 years of full-stack experience spanning telecom, media, and finance. Based in Helsinki, he holds an MSc in Software Engineering and Business from Aalto University and a BSc from Helsinki University of Technology, reflecting a strong blend of technical and business acumen. He has led teams and driven quality through code reviews, planning, automated testing, and data-driven decisions in roles at Elisa and Houston Inc. Known for meticulous root-cause analysis and exceptional bug-finding, he also builds customer-facing products, including a 10,000+ download native Android app and a React Native project. He maintains a pragmatic view of development practices, questioning trends like TDD while seeking approaches that genuinely increase value. Above all, he emphasizes collaboration, reliability, and delivering maintainable software with strong team spirit.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (111)
python10
media-player10
linux10
github-app10
xbmc10
android-application10
windows-desktop10
kodi10
tvos10
android10
testbed10
xml10
multimedia10
media-center9
windows9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mvestola/plugin.video.quick.skip
Jan 2017 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 45 commits, 41 pushes in 4 years
mvestola/panttipullo-react-native
Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
React Native application for Android to scan barcode from Finnish beverage package to check if you get deposit or not
Contributions:171 commits, 1 PR, 106 pushes in 2 years 4 months
reactscanfinnishreact-nativeandroid
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