Matias Forbord
Chief Technology Officer at SomebodyMakeIt
Eidsvoll, Viken, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolMatias Forbord is a hands-on CTO and founder with 11 years of engineering leadership, now building an invention platform that connects makers and ideators from his base in Norway. He has scaled teams and systems across startups—from leading engineering at DigiFarm to senior roles at Scrimba and CodeCombat—shipping full-stack features, infra improvements, and learning experiences at scale. A prolific contributor to Imba and CodeCombat, he combines language/compiler work and developer tooling with practical product features like interactive tutorials and admin platforms. Equally comfortable in C++, JS/TypeScript, and cloud infra, he has a track record of turning small teams into disciplined, high-velocity organizations while prioritizing social impact on poverty and climate. Off-hours he’s an inventor, Emacs and notetaking nerd, and a parent who candidly credits colossal ADHD for his creative drive.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Norwegian School; Bachelor of Science Information Technology; Information Technology Systems, Norwegian School; Bachelor of Science Information Technology; Information Technology Systems at The Norwegian School of Information Technology
English, Norwegian
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
coffeescript10
user-interface10
back-end-development9
programming-language9
nodejs9
react9
frontend8
app-framework7
declarative7
web-framework7
operator6
xcode6
famous6
compiler-construction6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
codecombat/codecombat
Mar 2019 - May 2021
Game for learning how to code.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:64 reviews, 475 commits, 202 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Matias contributed to the game by implementing features and user interfaces and making changes to the core game functions. The user appears to be involved in creating the admin control panel. The user was also involved in creating and modifying user roles and permissions within the CodeCombat framework, showing involvement in the backend implementation of user management. The commits also show changes to the front-end UI with modifications to the teacher view.
game
imba/imba
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
🐤 The friendly full-stack language
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 23 commits, 3 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Matias primarily contributed to the Imba language, focusing on its core features and tooling. They implemented and tested tagged template string functionality, demonstrating a deep understanding of the language's syntax and capabilities. Further contributions include adding units for time (minutes, hours, days) and tooling for them, as well as refining the type definitions, which shows a focus on the language's compiler and developer experience. They also added new starter templates for the Imba CLI.
rustfull-stackjavascriptdeclarativeframework
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