Summary
Heikki Orsila is a founder and engineer with 26 years of experience building reliable systems, from embedded software and electronic design automation to production-scale services and applied machine learning. Holding a PhD in computer systems, he has blended academic research in parallel and distributed computing with industry roles at Google (site reliability for Maps) and deep technical entrepreneurship founding Tensoritulo and co-founding Ultic. His work spans the full lifecycle from problem formulation and mathematical modeling to discrete/continuous optimization, custom deep learning frameworks, and deployment of resilient systems. Based in Tampere, Finland, he combines hands-on coding with systems thinking and a knack for turning theoretical methods into practical, maintainable products. An understated strength is his breadth: comfortable in low-level embedded contexts and high-scale cloud reliability alike, he repeatedly bridges research rigor with production imperatives.
26 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer systems, PhD, Computer systems at Tampere University of Technology
Finnish, English, German, Swedish