Risto Salama
Senior Software Developer at Gofore
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolRisto Salama is a Senior Software Developer based in Helsinki with eight years of hands-on experience building full-stack applications across private and public sectors. He is fluent in JavaScript/TypeScript and Java ecosystems, with practical expertise in Spring Boot, Hibernate, Android, and frontend technologies—usually preferring frontend work but comfortable owning both client and server sides. At Gofore he progressed from Software Designer to Senior Software Developer, bringing a pragmatic, service-oriented approach to projects for diverse clients. He pairs strong engineering fundamentals (Maven, Git) with a designer’s attention to user-facing detail, making him effective at bridging UX and backend constraints. Currently completing a Master of Engineering while working, he balances continuous learning with delivering production-grade systems.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
English, Finnish
Github Skills (7)
rest6
soa3
laravel2
javascript2
elasticsearch2
python1
java1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
SalamaGofore/faunanflora
Oct 2023 - Dec 2024
Spring Data JDBC PoC project
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
Opetushallitus/maksut
Oct 2022 - Jan 2026
Contributions:5 reviews, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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