Pekka Pönkänen
Engineering Team Lead at Wolt
Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolPekka Pönkänen is an experienced engineering leader with nine years in software quality, test automation, and security, currently heading an engineering team at Wolt. He progressed from hands-on QA and mobile testing roles into leadership and QA competence management, blending practical automation skills with people coaching and process improvement. Pekka is completing a Master's in Cyber Security, bringing formal security expertise to his work on complex, high-scale consumer services. Known for a calm, "can do" attitude under pressure, he thrives on challenging problems and rapid learning. An interesting personal milestone: he walked the length of Japan in 2018, a testament to his persistence and long-term focus.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Information Systems Management, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Information Systems Management at Haaga-Helia University of Applied SciencesBachelor's degree, Internet Technology, Bachelor's degree, Internet Technology at FH JoanneumMaster of Engineering - MEng, Cyber Security, Master of Engineering - MEng, Cyber Security at JAMK University of Applied Sciences
English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Greek
Github Skills (24)
qbcore-framework9
flarum8
gift8
thunderbird8
security7
information-security7
threat-hunting7
fraud-detection6
threat-intelligence6
cybersecurity6
information-sharing6
fraud-prevention6
hacklang6
azerothcore5
infosec5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ponkape/TkInter_project
Aug 2018 - Nov 2022
Practice project with TkInter
Contributions:2 PRs, 40 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
tkinter
FreeCodeCampHelsinki/meetup-notes
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
All notes about meetups are here
Contributions:32 commits, 4 PRs, 27 pushes in 5 months
hacklangnotesqbcore-frameworkthunderbirdflarum
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