Martin Skarsaune
Senior Systemutvikler at Kantega
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolMartin Skarsaune is a senior system developer based in Oslo with 11 years of hands-on experience building JVM-based systems and enterprise software. Currently at Kantega, he brings deep Java backend expertise and full-stack sensibilities honed through long-term work on open-source projects like hawtio—where he improved diagnostics and UI for JVM tooling—and jolokia, contributing key Spring backend integrations and robustness fixes. His career traces back to early Java and Smalltalk engineering roles, giving him a pragmatic appreciation for legacy systems and thoughtful refactoring. Martin holds a Master in Information Sciences from the University of Oslo and also studied Mandarin in Taiwan, suggesting an openness to cross-cultural collaboration and learning. Colleagues describe him as a developer who improves observability and developer experience while keeping production stability front of mind.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Information Sciences, Master, Information Sciences at University of OsloOslo and Akershus University CollegeMandarin Chinese, Mandarin Chinese at Feng Chia University, Taiwan
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
back-end-development10
console10
java10
javas10
jmx10
backend10
springframework10
web-application9
reflection9
angularjs9
webapp9
reflections9
spring-boot8
jolokia6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jolokia/jolokia
Jul 2017 - Dec 2022
JMX on Capsaicin
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 81 commits, 19 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Martin primarily contributed to the backend logic of the Jolokia project, specifically focusing on the integration of Spring support. Their work involved implementing new features, such as propagating unhandled requests and tolerating beans without names, and refactoring existing code. The user also addressed several bugs, including eliminating abstract beans and testing attribute data types. These changes collectively enhanced the flexibility, stability, and functionality of Jolokia's Spring backend.
javajmx
hawtio/hawtio
Jan 2017 - Feb 2021
Hawtio web console helps you manage your JVM stuff and stay cool!
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:52 commits, 21 PRs, 3 pushes in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Martin contributed significantly to the Hawtio web console. Their work involved refactoring the selection mechanism within the data table component, enhancing its functionality. They implemented and developed new diagnostic plugins including features for Java Flight Recorder, heap statistics, and VM flags. They also worked on improving the user interface, enhancing the user experience.
consoleweb-appjvmhawtioweb-console
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