Sigurd Gartmann
Software Engineer at Vitalthings
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Summary
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RockstarSigurd Gartmann is a software engineer based in Trondheim with 15 years of experience building APIs, databases, and reliable CI/CD-driven services across Rust, TypeScript/Node.js, Python/Django and Kubernetes. He blends systems-level thinking ("thinking in Rust") with practical full-stack delivery—designing schemas and APIs, implementing tests, and shipping integrations from GraphQL/gRPC to React frontends. As a long-time partner at Strekmann AS and now engineering at Vitalthings, he navigates both product-focused startups and embedded consulting roles. His open-source contributions range from Django file-upload integrations to maintaining Norwegian localization for the widely used Moment.js library, showing attention to UX and internationalization details. Outside code, he plays the bassoon—an indication of discipline and collaborative ensemble work that parallels his approach to engineering.
15 years of coding experience
Github Skills (18)
datetime10
javascript10
jquery10
python10
django10
formatting10
internationalization10
text-formatting10
momentjs10
localization10
language-translation10
file-upload10
api-design9
restful-api9
api-rest9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sigurdga/django-jquery-file-upload
Jun 2011 - Aug 2020
A minimal django project containing a minimal app with a working jquery file upload form based on the work by Sebastian Tschan: http://aquantum-demo.appspot.com/file-upload
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:64 commits, 4 PRs, 10 pushes in 9 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Sigurd primarily contributed to the Django backend and frontend aspects of the project. They implemented features such as delete buttons and file upload functionality, modifying views, models, and URLs. They also worked on the UI, scaling thumbnails with CSS and updating front-end dependencies. These commits demonstrate a focus on integrating the backend with the user interface and ensuring the application's core features work correctly.
file-uploadpythonjquerydjangoform-based
moment/moment
Aug 2013 - Sep 2015
Parse, validate, manipulate, and display dates in javascript.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:2 reviews, 6 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Sigurd primarily focused on updating the Norwegian Bokmål (nb) localization for the moment/moment repository. Their commits involved modifying language files, specifically updating the formatting of dates and times, as well as correcting abbreviations. The user also addressed issues related to the calendar display and relative time phrases, ensuring accuracy and consistency with linguistic standards. Furthermore, the user incorporated changes related to the ISO 8601 standard for time formatting.
validationnpm-packagejavascriptnodejsdates
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