Summary
Emil Petersen is a self-taught software leader and CEO with a decade of experience building scalable, maintainable web platforms from early-stage startups to growth phases. As CTO and co-founder of Subit he combines product-first thinking with hands-on engineering to deliver lightweight planning tools for schools while steering company strategy. His background spans backend-heavy stacks (Laravel, Symfony, MySQL, AWS) and frontend integrations (Vue, React), informed by roles scaling platforms across countries and complex banking integrations. Emil thrives in fast-moving agile environments where prioritization constantly shifts, yet he maintains a strong focus on reusable, high-quality solutions. Known for being “busy being RESTful,” he brings pragmatic API design and integration expertise that isn’t obvious from a title alone. Based in Copenhagen, he pairs entrepreneurial leadership with day-to-day technical craftsmanship.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Higher Technical Examination
Danish, English