Summary
Jari Helaakoski is a Staff Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building mobile and embedded systems, currently driving work at The Qt Group after a long tenure at Nokia. He brings deep C/C++ and ARM/DSP expertise across Symbian, Qt/QML, Linux and Windows, and a history of shipping LTE, IM and VoIP features in agile, TDD-led teams. Jari has led technical efforts including Jenkins CI and Git adoption, and his master’s-level student thesis developed a hands-on ARM study environment with LCD, audio controller and keyboard—evidence of his hardware-near instincts. Known for pragmatic leadership as a Technical Lead and consistent customer-facing delivery, he combines low-level systems craft with user-facing Qt development.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Information technology, Information technology at Oulu Polytechnic, Raahe Institute of Technology and Business unit.