Carl Otvik
Utvikler at Short Shift
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolCarl Otvik is an experienced software developer and manager with 11 years in the Norwegian tech sector and a Master's in Computer Engineering (AI) from NTNU. He has led teams and practices at Bekk and served as Software Engineering Manager at Airthings, now working as a developer at Short Shift in Oslo. Comfortable bridging hands-on development and people leadership, he has a background spanning full-stack .NET and modern web technologies dating back to internships and trainee roles. Carl is also an active open-source contributor focused on localization, having improved Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk support for Auth0's widely used Lock signin library—an often-overlooked but impactful enhancement to user experience. His profile suggests a pragmatic engineer who values both product usability and team capability building.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Nesbru videregående skoleNorwegian University of Science and Technology
Github Skills (8)
i18n-js10
internationalization10
localization10
ember-i18n10
rails-i18n10
sdk7
dx7
javascript4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
auth0/lock
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Auth0's signin solution
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Carl primarily contributed to localizing the Auth0 Lock project. Their work involved adding and updating language files, specifically focusing on Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk, to translate user interface text and error messages. This suggests a focus on expanding the project's reach to Norwegian-speaking users by ensuring accurate and culturally appropriate language support. These contributions directly impact the user experience for non-English speakers.
reactlockauthenticationdx-sdkauth0
bekk/firebase-workshop
Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 98 commits, 4 PRs in 7 months
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