Summary
Sami Knaappila is a senior full stack developer based in Helsinki with nine years of experience, specializing in frontend-first web applications built on Node.js, Angular and React while ensuring WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility compliance. He combines strong Microsoft Azure and DevOps expertise—YAML pipelines, Bicep and Terraform—with growing backend skills in C#/.NET and SQL, enabling end-to-end delivery of cloud solutions. Sami has driven accessibility-focused refactors and UI test automation (Robot Framework, Playwright) across public and private sector projects, and has been trusted as a Scrum Master and customer-facing technical communicator. Notably, his background includes hands-on HVAC engineering work early in his career, reflecting practical problem-solving and attention to detail that now informs his approach to resilient, user-centered software.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Computer Science at Keele University
European Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate at European School
French, English, Finnish, Russian