Marja Kari
Freelance Software Consultant at Marja Kari Helsinki
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Finland
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Top SchoolMarja Kari is a Helsinki-based freelance software consultant with two decades of experience delivering full-stack web applications and guiding agile teams. She has led and contributed to identity and access management, DevOps and public-sector digital services projects, blending Java-centric backends with modern JavaScript frontends. As a former university team lead and long-term contractor, she combines hands-on development, scrum mastery and architectural decision-making to create maintainable, scalable solutions. Since 2015 she has run her own consultancy, specializing in bespoke systems where domain knowledge and rapid iteration matter. Beyond code, Marja teaches vocal pedagogy and performs as a singer, a creative outlet that informs her collaborative and communicative approach to engineering. Her pragmatic focus on sustainability and reuse has helped public institutions modernize ageing services while preparing for future expansion.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Musiikkipedagogi (AMK) / Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Vocal pedagogy, Musiikkipedagogi (AMK) / Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Vocal pedagogy at Metropolia AmmattikorkeakouluMusician, Piano, Musician, Piano at Helsingin konservatorioBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of Helsinki
English, Finnish, Swedish, German, French
Github Skills (12)
laravel7
freeradius7
network-automation6
api6
rest-api6
javascript6
rest6
python3
elasticsearch2
clojure1
clojurescript1
babashka1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Opetushallitus/viestinvalityspalvelu
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
Contributions:18 reviews, 43 PRs, 290 pushes in 1 year
marjakari/marjakarisoprano
Jul 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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