Riku Laajala
Software Developer at Meiko Oy
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolRiku Laajala is a full stack Software Developer based in Tampere, Finland, with a decade of experience building interactive web applications and APIs. He specializes in JavaScript (React, Next.js, Redux) on the front end and PHP (Laravel, Lumen) on the back end, handling everything from responsive UIs to MySQL/Postgres-backed REST services. At Meiko Oy he develops both single-page and server-rendered apps, reviews production pull requests, and has practical experience integrating e-commerce platforms like Shopify. Curious about functional programming, he’s actively exploring Elixir and Clojure, signaling a push toward more concurrent and functional designs. His pragmatic blend of front-to-database skills and code-review discipline makes him effective at shipping reliable, production-ready features.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at JAMK University of Applied Sciences
Finnish, EnglishProgramming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rikulaa/website
Dec 2019 - Nov 2023
Personal website
Contributions:29 PRs, 58 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 11 months
reactnextjs
rikulaa/newsbloat
Aug 2021 - Jul 2024
Contributions:15 PRs, 72 pushes, 12 branches in 2 years 10 months
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