Mikael Finstad
Software Contractor at Yankee Software
Norway
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Top SchoolMikael Finstad is a seasoned full-stack software contractor from Norway with 15 years of experience building modern JavaScript applications across React, React Native, Node.js, Electron and AWS. He’s the creator of LosslessCut and serves as CTO of SwimClips.com, combining product-minded engineering with hands-on open source contributions. Mikael has a strong track record improving developer tooling and media workflows—contributions to projects like editly, uppy and electron-builder show deep expertise in video/audio processing, file uploading, and macOS packaging/notarization. Comfortable across front-end, back-end and native desktop domains, he often focuses on robustness and backward compatibility while shipping practical UX improvements. An appetite for pragmatic automation also appears in projects like instauto and np, where he smooths real-world publishing and integration pain points.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
NTNUBachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag (HiST)
Norwegian, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (55)
puppeteer10
javascript10
npm10
electron10
builder-pattern10
typescript10
bots10
audio-processing10
instagram-api10
ffmpeg10
video-editing10
automation10
publish10
file-upload10
typescript-types10
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
mifi/editly
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
Slick, declarative command line video editing & API
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:24 releases, 7 reviews, 236 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Mikael primarily contributed to the codebase by implementing new features and fixing bugs related to the video editing functionality. They added support for audio tracks, including cross-fading and audio normalization. Further, the user refactored components and improved UI features while also ensuring backward compatibility and incorporating remote request capabilities. The user demonstrated a focus on both video and audio processing and user interface design within the project.
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mifi/instauto
Mar 2018 - Jan 2023
Instagram bot / automation library written in Javascript for Node.js
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:38 releases, 11 reviews, 240 commits in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Mikael primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Instagram bot library. The commits show modifications to the core bot logic, including adjustments to rate limits, API changes, and enhancements to image liking functionality. They implemented features related to following, unfollowing, and interacting with user content, demonstrating a focus on back-end automation tasks. The user also addressed API changes, indicating maintenance and adaptation of the bot to Instagram's evolving platform.
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