Petter Johnsgård
Senior Frontend Developer at Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolPetter Johnsgård is a Senior Frontend Developer based in Oslo with 11 years of experience building polished, user-focused web interfaces. He has progressed from hands-on frontend/fullstack work to tech lead and interim CTO responsibilities, most recently joining Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet after senior roles at Nettbil and Dekode. Petter contributes to high-profile open-source projects like WordPress Gutenberg, where he focuses on UI improvements, accessibility and practical bug fixes that improve editor reliability and RTL support. He combines deep React/JS expertise with product-minded thinking, often trimming legacy code and simplifying component behavior to improve user experience. Known for bridging engineering and leadership, he mentors teams while continuing to ship front-end improvements himself. An unexpected detail: he’s comfortable flipping between shipped feature work and low-level accessibility tweaks, showing both big-picture and meticulous craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
One year study Media & Informationtechnology, One year study Media & Informationtechnology at Høgskolen i GjøvikBA Mediadesign, BA Mediadesign at Gjøvik University College (HiG)
English, Norwegian
Github Skills (13)
wordpress10
uid10
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
gutenberg10
react10
typescript-types10
accessibility9
css8
html8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
WordPress/gutenberg
Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:118 reviews, 129 commits, 175 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Petter contributed significantly to the Gutenberg block editor project, primarily focusing on front-end development tasks. They removed unnecessary code, such as function checks in template loading files, and updated components to improve user experience. Furthermore, the user was involved in various aspects of UI improvement and bug fixes, specifically related to the site title, and accessibility, and resolved issues such as fixing the icon in RTL mode. Their work demonstrates a focus on enhancing the user interface and improving the overall functionality of the block editor.
block-editorwordpressgutenbergwordpress-pluginbeyond
DekodeInteraktiv/hogan-grid
Jan 2018 - Feb 2022
Card grid module for Hogan
Contributions:16 releases, 1 review, 62 PRs in 4 years 1 month
grid-systemdekode-hogancss-gridgrid-layoutphp
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