Mikkel Heisterberg is a Principal Technical Architect based in Copenhagen with 11 years of focused experience in cloud, web and product development, currently leading architecture at Salesforce. He is an outspoken, customer-focused architect and developer who champions API-first and cloud-native solutions and excels at translating complex technical topics for customers, conferences and training. His background spans hands-on product roles and leadership—from founding a startup to long tenures as Senior Solution and Cloud Architect—bringing both delivery discipline and commercial sensibility. He combines a formal MSc in Internet Technologies with an unusual early grounding in biochemistry, which gives him a pragmatic, analytical approach to problem solving. Known for clear communication and practical architecture, he thrives at the intersection of technical depth and stakeholder engagement.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Biochemistry, Bachelor Biochemistry at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Internet Technologies, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Internet Technologies at IT-Universitetet i København
This is the PWA app I use to to receive temperature, humidity and power measurements from my house from home grown IoT devices based on Arduino and ESP32.
Contributions:30 PRs, 303 pushes, 39 branches in 7 years 1 month
Backend application to run on Heroku to broker between the Electric Imp backend and Salesforce to provide demo failover and visualisation.
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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Mikkel Heisterberg - Principal Technical Architect at Salesforce