Emma Bäckström
Senior Software Engineer at Heja
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolEmma Bäckström is a senior full-stack engineer based in Stockholm with 10 years of experience building TypeScript-first web products and a Master's in Interactive Media Technology from KTH. She excels at crafting readable, high-quality code across the stack while prioritizing team wellbeing and collaborative ways of working. Her background spans fast-growing startups and product-focused roles—from Mentimeter’s interactive presentation platform to climate-focused product development at GoClimate—bringing both user-centered design sensibilities and technical rigor. Emma is comfortable shifting between frontend and backend concerns, has led small engineering teams, and values continuous learning as a core part of delivery. Outside of typical engineering duties she has applied research and prototyping skills (including an MSc thesis in VR interaction), which informs pragmatic, experiment-driven product decisions.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Engineering Interactive media technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Engineering Interactive media technology at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyTechnical programme, Technical programme at Östra Gymnasiet
Swedish, English
Github Skills (15)
ais9
django9
crm8
golang8
react8
python7
wordpress5
fiddle4
wordpress-api3
puzzle3
api-client2
ruby2
api2
scale1
tetris1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
emmabckstrm/emmabackstrom.com
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 23 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 4 months
emmabckstrm/do-you-even-lift
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
VR room scale puzzle game built for my master thesis.
Contributions:2 PRs, 49 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
masterroomscalefiddlepuzzle
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