Mark Mäkinen is a software developer with 11 years of hands-on experience and a BSc (ongoing MSc) in Computer Science from Tampere, currently building software at Bitwise Oy. He primarily develops in C# while also working with Python, C on Linux/Windows, Java/Kotlin for Android, and experimenting with Rust. His background includes programming work during military service at the Finnish Defence Forces and recurring apprenticeships at the University of Tampere, reflecting a steady practical grounding since early studies. Comfortable across systems and platforms, he blends application-level development with low-level C skills and cross-platform mobile experience. Based in Tampere, he brings pragmatic problem-solving and a continual learning mindset, steadily expanding into modern languages like Rust. An unusual detail: his career path includes multiple summer apprenticeships at the same university, indicating long-term ties to academic research environments.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at University of Tampere
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Tampere University
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