Jaakko Saaristo
Lead Developer at Frowny Face Games (self owned game brand)
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJaakko Saaristo is a Developer Architect based in London with roughly a decade of hands-on experience building backend systems and platforms for major UK and Nordic clients. His background blends deep Java expertise with platform architecture and full-stack work across sectors including banking, media, government, and energy. Since 2020 he has served as a developer/architect at a UK software services firm, bringing contractor-style adaptability developed over short, impact-focused engagements at challenger banks and large institutions. Trained in computer science, philosophy, education and mathematics at the University of Helsinki, he pairs analytical rigor with pragmatic engineering to deliver reliable, maintainable systems. Colleagues value his capacity to translate complex requirements into robust backend designs while navigating regulated, enterprise environments.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer science, philosophy, education, mathematics, Master's degree Computer science, philosophy, education, mathematics at University of Helsinki
English
Github Skills (8)
steam5
custom-renderer5
linux4
image-effects4
unity3d4
package2
vscode2
code-editor1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Jaakk0S/fixplayground
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:35 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
Jaakk0S/IceCreamParlor-OrderService
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Contributions:29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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