Summary
Joni Taajamo is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building cloud-native data pipelines and DevOps solutions for new space companies, currently at ICEYE. He has progressed from DevOps and data engineering roles into team leadership and back to senior engineering work, giving him a rare blend of implementation skill and stakeholder-facing delivery experience. Joni’s technical background spans scalable geospatial data processing, API development, CI/CD, and hybrid cloud automation, with earlier roles in 5G integration and test automation. Based in Helsinki, he pairs an academic foundation in computer science and business technology with practical startup experience as a co-founder of a small creative venture. Off the clock he experiments with AI-generated code (and enjoys doing the “worse” human version himself), bringing a playful curiosity to solving hard engineering problems. That mix of disciplined cloud engineering, product-mindedness, and creative side projects makes him effective at turning research-grade systems into reliable production services.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (Tech.) Business and Technology, Master of Science (Tech.) Business and Technology at Tampere University
Master of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at University of Helsinki
Secondary School Graduate Ylioppilas, Secondary School Graduate Ylioppilas at Keravan Lukio ja Aikuislukio
Bachelor of Business Administration Business Information Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration Business Information Technology at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
English, Finnish, Swedish