Mikko Forsström
Senior Software Architect at Nitor
Vantaa, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolMikko Forsström is a Senior Software Architect and long-time web developer with about 15 years of formal experience and a quarter-century of hands-on practice across backend, frontend, ops and devops. He specializes in frontend engineering and the React ecosystem since 2014, and has a track record of modernizing legacy platforms into modular, developer-friendly systems. A co-founder of Fraktio, Mikko helped grow the consultancy to multi-million revenue while leading hiring, culture, sales and education—though he ultimately prefers pure technical work. He’s an experienced teacher and mentor, having run dozens of courses and taught at universities and adult education institutions for over a decade. Known for clear communication, an outspoken moral compass, and a dry sense of humour, he also pursues independent projects like an acclaimed hobby hockey manager game series. Based in Vantaa, Finland, he blends practical engineering depth with startup-building experience and a passion for developer experience.
14 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BBA, Information Technology, BBA, Information Technology at Turku University of Applied Sciences
English, Finnish, Swedish, German
Github Skills (42)
date-formatting10
datetime10
javascript10
momentjs10
api10
datepicker10
dayjs10
timestamp10
sms9
react9
django8
php8
abstraction8
transit8
mysql7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pekkis/temporary-file-manager
Jul 2015 - Aug 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
temporary-files
pekkis/yali
Mar 2016 - Oct 2021
Yaligotchi. 15 years in the making.
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 7 months
react
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