Summary
Margrét Kristjánsdóttir is a frontend developer with over a decade of experience crafting responsive, accessible web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and modern frameworks like React and Angular. Currently building order-focused front-ends at Icelandair, she previously led a fast, successful migration of a major UI from AngularJS to React at Controlant, delivering ahead of end-of-life deadlines. With a formal background in both computer science and archaeology, she brings a meticulous, design-minded approach to UX and performance that values both aesthetics and real-world usability. Based in Reykjavík, she balances pragmatic engineering with a passion for “pretty things,” turning complex product requirements into polished, user-centered interfaces.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, International Business, Associate's degree, International Business at Verzlunarskóli Íslands (college)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Archaeology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Archaeology at Háskóli Íslands
BA, Archaeology, BA, Archaeology at Linnaeus University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Háskólinn í Reykjavík
Icelandic, English