Eeva Nikkari
Senior Data Engineer
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolEeva Nikkari is a Senior Data Engineer based in Helsinki with 11 years of experience blending backend development, data engineering and data science. She combines strong academic foundations in algorithms, statistics and machine learning (MSc, University of Helsinki) with practical expertise in AWS, Python and Scala to build production data platforms. Her career spans consultancy and in-house roles at Futurice, Columbia Road, Nixu and currently Wave Company, delivering backend-heavy analytics and scalable ETL pipelines for large Finnish clients. Comfortable moving between algorithm design and cloud-native implementation, she brings a rare mix of theoretical rigor and pragmatic engineering. Eeva also has hands-on experience teaching Python to educators, reflecting a knack for translating complex concepts into accessible solutions. Colleagues describe her as a senior engineer who bridges research-grade thinking with reliable, production-focused systems.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Algorithms Data Analytics and Machine Learning, Master of Science Algorithms Data Analytics and Machine Learning at University of Helsinki
English, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, German, Japanese
Github Skills (33)
python8
flowdock8
machine-learning8
displays8
pytorch8
data-science7
tensorflow7
deep-learning7
azure-resource-manager6
programming-tools6
resource-manager6
azure6
webextension6
terraform6
terraform-provider6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
enikkari/sauna_bot
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
Docker container that hosts a website that displays the sauna shifts of the current week; and a slack / flowdock integration that sends reminders and sauna shifts of the day. Women first on even weeks and men first on uneven weeks
Contributions:22 commits, 15 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 year 2 months
flowdockdisplayshostsshiftsday
enikkari/PythonInBrowser
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
Chilicorn code club site
Contributions:19 pushes, 13 branches in 1 year
code-clubmlspythonpython3
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