Summary
Rakel Jónsdóttir is a Senior Frontend Developer with 11 years of experience crafting pixel-perfect, accessible user interfaces using React, Next.js, Vercel and headless CMSs like Prismic and Payload. Currently at Helix Health after recent senior roles at Kolibri and Alda, she focuses on UI/UX, refined animations and making designs inclusive for all users. Her background blends a Computer Science degree with formal photography training, which informs a strong visual sensibility and attention to detail in web design. Comfortable across startups and product teams, she has repeatedly shipped production-facing frontend systems and champions accessibility as a core feature rather than an afterthought.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Háskóli Íslands
Art Photographer, Photography, Art Photographer, Photography at Ljósmyndaskólinn/ Photography school