Summary
Caspar Olesen is a pragmatic engineering leader and Head of Platform based in Copenhagen with eight years of experience building products, platforms, and teams. He combines hands-on frontend expertise in React, TypeScript and GraphQL with platform-level responsibilities, having progressed from Head of Frontend to Head of Platform at RD8. As a former Co-CTO and long-time independent IT consultant, he balances product-facing delivery with architectural and operational concerns. His background includes political advisory work, which contributes uncommon strengths in stakeholder management and pragmatic communication. Trained in software development at IT-Universitetet i København, he is focused on shipping reliable systems and mentoring teams to turn ideas into production-grade solutions.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
STX, Mat/Fys/IT, STX, Mat/Fys/IT at Espergærde Gymnasium og HF
Bachelor of Science - BS, Softwareudvikling, Bachelor of Science - BS, Softwareudvikling at IT-Universitetet i København
Danish, English, Spanish