Summary
Mikko Maja is a web developer with nine years of hands-on experience building production web apps using JavaScript (Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js) and Python (Django), currently shipping features at Nordhealth. Based in Kouvola, Finland, he blends a background in graphic design and audiovisual communications with formal software engineering training (BBA), giving him a strong eye for UX and front-end polish alongside backend competence. His career path—from graphic design and production roles to long-term customer-facing positions and now full-time engineering—makes him comfortable translating ambiguous requirements into pragmatic, user-focused solutions. Known for building things end-to-end, he favors modern stacks and incremental delivery, and brings practical operational experience from diverse non-technical roles that inform his collaborative approach.
10 years of coding experience
Vocational Upper Secondary Education in Audiovisual Communications, Graphic Design, Vocational Upper Secondary Education in Audiovisual Communications, Graphic Design at Stadin Ammattiopisto
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer Software Engineering at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Finnish, English