Henrik Hansen
Head Of IT at Coolshop.com
Aalborg, North Denmark Region
Summary
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Top SchoolHenrik Hansen is a seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling Coolshop’s e-commerce platform across multiple European markets. Rising from developer to Head of IT, he blends hands-on expertise in Python, Django, Go and the Elastic Stack with strategic tech management to deliver smooth shopping experiences in Denmark, the Nordics, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Iceland. He’s known for leading small, effective engineering teams that prioritize product quality and operational reliability. With an MSc in Computer Science from Aalborg University, Henrik combines academic rigour with practical delivery and a persistent curiosity for new technologies. A detail that often goes unnoticed: his career includes overnight work as a night porter, an early lesson in responsibility and service that still shapes his customer-focused approach.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at Aalborg UniversityCEUS
English, Danish
Github Skills (102)
opensearch10
python10
elasticsearch10
visualizations10
flask10
client-library10
django10
search-engine10
django-project10
java10
apm10
elasticsearch-client10
agent10
elastic-apm10
elastic10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
coolshop-com/.github
Sep 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 1 push in 3 years 6 months
f-klubben/stregsystem
Sep 2013 - Feb 2015
Contributions:17 commits, 8 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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