Jani Kärkkäinen
Junior Software Developer at HiQ Public
Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolJani Kärkkäinen is a versatile junior software developer with 11 years in IT, blending a strong foundation in game development (Unity/C#, Unreal/C++) with growing backend and web skills including AWS Lambda and Node.js. Having led programming efforts on games and managed CI/version control, he brings practical delivery experience from startups and product teams to enterprise projects. Recently transitioning toward back-end web development after frontend training, he aims to merge web technologies with his game-engine expertise to build performant, interactive systems. Based in Joensuu, Finland, Jani combines hands-on coding, CI administration, and a knack for gamified applications—making him especially effective where gameplay logic and scalable backend services intersect.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Vocational Qualification in Culture and Arts, Game Content and Design, Vocational Qualification in Culture and Arts, Game Content and Design at Etelä-Karjalan Ammattiopisto OutokumpuBusiness Information Technology - Bachelor of Business Administration, Information Techonology, Computer Game Programming, Business Information Technology - Bachelor of Business Administration, Information Techonology, Computer Game Programming at Karelia University of Applied Sciences
English, Finnish
Github Skills (49)
timer10
toggl10
rendering9
operating-system9
rascal8
react8
3d-engine8
user-interface8
3d8
ide8
steamworks8
engine7
windows-server7
dotnet7
text-to-speech7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
zment4/DefyGravityPracticeMod
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:14 releases, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
zment4/PlasticSCMHacknPlanExtension
Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:1 release, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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