Summary
Panu Leppäniemi is a Helsinki-based technology leader with 14 years of experience turning prototypes into scalable, international platforms. As Division Manager of Engineering and Innovation at Yamaha Motor Connected Innovation and co-founder/former CTO of Skipperi, he led the build-out of a complex stack spanning APIs, multiple front-end clients, React Native apps and hundreds of IoT-connected boats across six countries. He blends hands-on engineering, product thinking and operational leadership—having shipped payments, KYC, RPA and ML integrations for a sharing-economy business. Panu also teaches and advises startups, bringing a pragmatic focus on developer practices, user happiness and sustainable growth. A background in both software engineering and business informs his knack for rapidly validating ideas and scaling them into enduring products.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Software Engineering, Bachelor's Software Engineering at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Vocational Qualification in Business Information Technology Software Development, Vocational Qualification in Business Information Technology Software Development at Finnish Business College - Information Technology Institute
Matriculation Examination, Matriculation Examination at Töölön yhteiskoulun aikuislukio