Summary
Kari Hormi is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, specializing in Qt for MCUs and platform porting where he designs major APIs and collaborates with customers and industry partners to solve embedded GUI challenges. He progressed through multiple roles at Qt Group from testing automation and infrastructure upkeep to leading platform efforts, bringing practical expertise in Python/Squish testing and embedded systems. Based in Finland with a Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Oulu, Kari balances deep technical work with a hands-on maker mindset—building hobby projects like a DOOM clone from scratch and programming microcontrollers with Qt. Outside engineering he DJs and climbs, demonstrating a creative, performance-oriented approach that informs both user-facing interfaces and system design.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Good, Master’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Good at University of Oulu
Finnish, English, Swedish, Japanese