Gunnar Steinarsson
Technical Lead at Noona
Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolGunnar Steinarsson is a Technical Lead based in Reykjavik with a decade of software engineering experience and a strong background in mobile-first product development. Formerly CTO of Noona for over five years, he shaped the company’s technology vision and led the delivery of both native and web applications, with deep hands-on expertise in React Native. Gunnar cut his teeth building native iOS and React Native apps at Memento Payments and co-founded Tipster during his studies, blending product thinking with engineering. He combines leadership and execution—mentoring teams while still shipping core features—and often gravitates toward cross-platform mobile solutions that simplify complex user flows. A Reykjavik University alumnus with roots in physics and math, he brings a pragmatic, data-minded approach to technical strategy and product engineering.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Software Engineering at Reykjavik UniversityHighschool diploma Physics and mathematics, Highschool diploma Physics and mathematics at Menntaskólinn á Akureyri
English, Danish, Icelandic
Github Skills (200)
google-maps10
lottie10
heroicons10
browser10
toast10
inferno10
reactive-programming10
shopify10
static-site-generator10
bottom10
ssg10
nodejs10
mongodb10
vercel10
react-dom10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
gunnartorfis/sonner-native
Sep 2024 - Apr 2025
An opinionated toast component for React Native. A port of @emilkowalski's sonner.
Contributions:49 releases, 15 reviews, 163 PRs in 6 months
gunnartorfis/gisk
Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:21 reviews, 146 commits, 50 PRs in 1 year 6 months
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