Summary
Kim Lokoy is a Senior Engineer based in Oslo with 13 years of hands-on experience building maintainable web applications and services, with a strong preference for JavaScript and Node.js. He has progressed from system developer and architect roles working with Smalltalk and enterprise databases to CTO of areo and now a senior engineering role at the Norwegian Armed Forces, demonstrating both deep technical craft and leadership. Kim focuses on simple, beautiful, and maintainable code while designing pragmatic architectures for complex domains like geospatial software. His background bridging legacy platforms (VisualWorks Smalltalk, Oracle/SQL Server) and modern web stacks gives him a rare perspective on long-lived systems and incremental modernization.
14 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Cand Mag, Computer science, Cand Mag, Computer science at University of Bergen (UiB)