Leander Furumo
Head Engineer at UiO - IT Department
Lørenskog, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolLeander Furumo is a Head Engineer at the University of Oslo’s IT Department with eight years of software experience and an ongoing BSc in Computer Science. He combines backend development expertise—demonstrated through contributions to the popular open-source Switchblade Discord bot—with practical systems work on integrations and identity services at UiO. His background spans API design, database modeling, and frontend work from roles at Disputas and a backend internship at the Norwegian Tax Administration. He has taught functional programming as a teaching assistant, reflecting both technical depth and an ability to communicate complex concepts. Currently focused on information security, he remains curious and pursues learning opportunities abroad, including an exchange at Yonsei University. Outside formal roles he improves community tools (e.g., localization and moderation features in Switchblade), showing attention to real-world user needs.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Specialization in General Studies, Languages, Social Sciences and Economics, Specialization in General Studies, Languages, Social Sciences and Economics at Lillestrøm Upper Secondary SchoolUniversity of OsloMedia and Communication, Media and Communication at Mailand Upper Secondary SchoolExchange, Computer Science, Exchange, Computer Science at Yonsei University
español (spanish), English, norsk (norwegian), 한국어 (korean)
Stackoverflow
43reputation
3kreached
1answer
5questions
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
discord-js10
bots10
discord-bot10
googlebot10
nodejs10
api-design9
command-line9
translation8
testing7
rust6
graphviz6
graph6
python6
multithreading6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
SwitchbladeBot/switchblade
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
The open source Discord bot that solves all of your problems.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 9 PRs, 12 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Leander primarily contributed to the bot's functionality by adding new commands and modifying existing ones. They implemented commands for utility and meme functionalities, including text-to-binary conversion and fetching content from Reddit. Furthermore, they addressed localization concerns by incorporating translation features and fixed existing code based on feedback. The user also made improvements to the bot's social features by preventing bot rep.
discord-jsdiscord-open-sourcediscordproblemsbot
UiO-Gaming/uiogaming.no-backend
Aug 2021 - Jan 2025
Sanity CMS for uiogaming.no
Contributions:1 PR, 15 pushes in 3 years 5 months
cmssanitysanity-cms
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