Lars Engvik
Principal Software Engineer at reMarkable
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolLars Engvik is a Principal Software Engineer based in Oslo with 14 years of experience building reliable backend systems, currently writing Go at reMarkable. He progressed from full-stack roles and tech lead positions to senior and principal engineering at reMarkable, combining hands-on coding with architectural influence. Lars brings a practical full-stack background—evident from earlier Perl/JavaScript open-source work on DuckDuckGo instant answers—paired with proven team leadership at Aller Media. He has a formal Informatics education from the University of Oslo and a track record of shipping production services and thoughtful refactors. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he also takes on occasional freelance web projects, reflecting an appetite for diverse technical challenges.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
StartupLabBachelor of Science - BS Informatics: Programming Networking Scripting Math Statistics Leadership, Bachelor of Science - BS Informatics: Programming Networking Scripting Math Statistics Leadership at University of Oslo
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Github Skills (7)
duckduckgo10
javascript10
instantsearch10
perl9
css9
html8
json7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies
Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on Perl & JavaScript
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 16 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Lars primarily contributed to the implementation of a "FIGlet" instant answer, a feature that transforms text into large-lettered art. They developed the core logic for the feature, including handling user input, font selection, and rendering the output. Their work extended to UI enhancements with CSS styling and responsive design, as well as refactoring the code for improved functionality. Additionally, the user added a Minecraft recipe goodie.
javascriptduckduckgoinstant-answersperlinstant
soldotno/react-abtest
Jun 2017 - Jan 2020
Simple React AB test component
Contributions:10 releases, 72 commits, 60 PRs in 2 years 8 months
reactabtest-frameworkabtestreact-nativetesting
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