Lars Wik
Software Developer at Northern.tech
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolLars Wik is a software developer based in Oslo with six years of professional experience focused on operating systems, hardware interaction, and cybersecurity. Currently at Northern.tech, he builds and secures device lifecycle solutions for connected devices, bringing hands-on systems and embedded knowledge to fleet management. His open-source contributions to the CFEngine core show practical expertise in backend and DevOps work, including fixing buffer overflows and improving build/release checks—demonstrating a security-first approach to low-level code. Before software, he spent years in field service and industrial automation roles, giving him a rare combination of on-site hardware experience and formal training in programming and system architecture (BSc and ongoing MSc from UiO). Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, test-driven fixes and for bridging the gap between device firmware, system software, and secure deployment.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Fagskole Ingeniør, Automation Engineer Technology, Fagskole Ingeniør, Automation Engineer Technology at Fagskolen i HordalandMaster's degree, Programming & System Architecture, Master's degree, Programming & System Architecture at Universitetet i Oslo (UiO)Electro, Electro at Tromsø Maritime VGSAutomation, Automation at Nordkjosbotn VGSUniversity of OsloAutomation Technician Apprentice, Automation Technician Apprentice at VGS
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Github Skills (14)
c1710
configuration-management10
automation10
debug10
automations10
c1110
devops9
testing9
getopt6
getopt-long6
android6
paint6
android-canvas6
android-pdfviewer6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
cfengine/core
Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
CFEngine Community
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:605 reviews, 120 commits, 297 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Lars primarily contributed to the CFEngine core codebase by addressing various bug fixes and implementing new features. These changes involved modifications to core functions, improvements to the format and storejson policy functions, and implementing new tests. Furthermore, the user made significant improvements to the code's security by fixing buffer overflow vulnerabilities in policy functions. They also contributed to the project's build and release processes by adding checks.
configuration-managementautomationcfengineinfrastructure-as-codec
larsewi/mender-mcu
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:60 pushes, 14 branches in 1 month
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