Summary
Kimmo Polojärvi is a software developer and administrator in Helsinki with 8 years of experience building reliable full-stack systems and owning production operations. He combines Angular/TypeScript front-ends, Java Spring back-ends and PostgreSQL with pragmatic test automation and monitoring (Dynatrace, Graylog) to improve reliability and reduce operational toil. Trained originally in environmental ecology, he brings system-level and sustainability-minded thinking to engineering decisions and security-driven vulnerability remediation. Kimmo has shipped product features, led the adoption of Cypress acceptance tests, and stepped into production administration—managing deployments, databases and custom observability. Outside work he sharpens his craft through indie game development and 3D printing, reflecting a bias toward iteration and shipping tangible results.
9 years of coding experience
Master's degree environmental ecology, Master's degree environmental ecology at University of Helsinki
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Hive Helsinki