Jaakko Lappalainen
Team Lead at OakNorth Bank
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJaakko Lappalainen is a seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience delivering production-grade systems across fintech, insurtech and media, currently leading a team at OakNorth Bank in London. He combines hands-on engineering, DevOps and TDD practices with people leadership honed in roles from Head of Engineering to lead engineer positions. His background spans research in web and cloud computing, a developer stint onsite at Google, and startup leadership—giving him a pragmatic, research-informed approach to scalable architectures. Active on GitHub and a technical blog, he blends practical coding with continuous learning and the discipline of test-first development. An understated strength is his track record of moving between academic research and fast-paced product teams, enabling him to translate novel ideas into reliable, production systems.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Github Skills (195)
fastapi10
python10
json-schema10
testing10
http10
azure-functions10
swagger10
recharts10
mobile-web10
asgi10
serverless10
pydantic10
backend10
openapi10
firebase10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jkklapp/wsne
May 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:5 reviews, 401 commits, 167 PRs in 8 months
jkklapp/serverless
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
⚡ Serverless Framework – Build web, mobile and IoT applications with serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google CloudFunctions & more! –
Contributions:29 pushes, 6 branches in 6 months
serverlessaws-lambdaiot-applicationsawsgoogle-functions
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