Petter Redfern
Lead Software Engineer at Morgenbladet
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolPetter Redfern is a Lead Software Engineer based in Oslo with a decade of experience building backend services, most recently contributing to Microsoft’s M365 ecosystem and now leading engineering at Morgenbladet. He brings hands-on expertise in scalable backend development and a track record of progressing from individual contributor roles to leadership across both large tech and smaller product-focused companies. Petter’s background includes consulting and part-time roles that demonstrate versatility—moving between enterprise systems at Microsoft and product development at Elton Mobility and local Norwegian platforms. He has academic roots at NTNU where he also supported teaching in algorithms and object-oriented programming, highlighting a commitment to mentorship and solid engineering fundamentals. Colleagues would note his pragmatic approach to shipping reliable services and his ability to bridge operational needs with long-term architectural thinking. Outside of headline roles, his pattern of short, impactful engagements suggests he excels at quickly learning domains and driving immediate technical improvements.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitetStudiespesialisering, Realfag, Studiespesialisering, Realfag at Amalie Skram VGS
Github Skills (48)
backend10
firebase10
react-native9
javascript9
ios9
nextjs9
appwrite9
python9
django9
docker9
firestore9
android9
sanity-io9
react9
flutter9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
progark-2021/birdy-golf
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Prosjektoppgave i TDT4140 Programvarearkitektur
Contributions:1 review, 54 commits, 22 PRs in 1 month
tdt4140
Chaaarles/python-penguin
Nov 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
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