Aleksi Lukkarinen is a seasoned software developer and D.Sc. (Tech.) with a decade of experience blending backend engineering and computing education research. Currently at Pacera, he works on integration plugins and layered data access services while drawing on deep interests in software architectures, design patterns, and code quality. His doctoral work focused on teaching event-driven programming, giving him a rare combination of practical systems development and evidence-based pedagogy for introductory programming. A history of building tooling—from a Scala media computation library and REPL visualizations to UI test automation and CI environments—shows he enjoys making developer workflows more productive. Based in the Helsinki region, he pairs academic rigor with hands-on delivery across languages and platforms, and brings a musician’s discipline to thoughtful, well-structured engineering.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Software Engineering at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Basic level certificate of graduation Classical and pop & jazz piano playing classical percussion playing, Basic level certificate of graduation Classical and pop & jazz piano playing classical percussion playing at The North Kymi Music Institute
Bachelor of Culture and Arts Pop & Jazz Music and Music Technology, Bachelor of Culture and Arts Pop & Jazz Music and Music Technology at Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia
Matriculation Exam, Matriculation Exam at Kouvola Coeducational Upper Secondary School
Helicopter Flight Orderly, Helicopter Flight Orderly at MP School, Support Platoon, Utti Jaeger Regiment
Doctor of Science (Technology) Computing Education Research (CER) / Computer Science Education Research (CSEdR), Doctor of Science (Technology) Computing Education Research (CER) / Computer Science Education Research (CSEdR) at Aalto University
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at University of Helsinki
Music-oriented teaching, Music-oriented teaching at Elementary and Upper Comprehensive Schools in Kouvola
Contributions:108 commits, 1 PR, 137 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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