Skarphéðinn Þórðarson
Principal Software Engineer at Alda Safety
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Top SchoolSkarphéðinn Þórðarson is a Principal Software Engineer based in Reykjavík with nine years of hands-on experience building reliable web and backend systems across startups and established firms. He brings deep Scala, JavaScript/Node.js and SQL expertise, paired with practical experience in CI/CD and Agile delivery from roles at companies like WOW air, Travelshift, Gangverk and now Alda Safety. Known for clear software documentation and pragmatic engineering, he often bridges code and process to speed shipping without sacrificing maintainability. His career shows a steady progression from developer roles into technical leadership, indicating both strong implementation skills and growing architectural responsibility. Icelandic-born and University of Iceland–trained, he combines local market knowledge with a track record of delivering production software in high-stakes environments.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Háskóli Íslands
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Github Skills (32)
stream6
sequelizejs6
mochajs6
nodejs6
chai6
encoding6
spawn6
animated-gif6
asynchronous6
javascript6
top-down5
paths5
routes4
disable4
endpoints4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
skabbi/eslint-plugin-the-step-down-rule
Nov 2019 - Feb 2024
Enforces that functions follow a top-down call structure when calling a lower-level function.
Contributions:1 release, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
followcallingtop-down
skabbi/Simple-Standalone-Torrent-Server
Jul 2017 - Oct 2019
Simple torrent server that runs a tracker and seeds torrents.
Contributions:2 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 2 years 2 months
torrentstransmissiontrackersimple-torrentbittorrent
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