Summary
Sondre Lien is a Norwegian programvareingeniør with 14 years of hands-on experience in mechatronics, robotics and embedded software, currently co-owning and developing products at Leftpole. His master’s thesis delivered a working proof-of-concept two-wheeled self-balancing service platform capable of switching between differential-drive and bicycle modes using state-space control and hybrid kinematics, reflecting deep control-systems and systems-integration expertise. He has held roles spanning software architect to consultant at companies like Intellilift and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, combining product-level architecture with applied robotics engineering. Early work includes developing semi- and fully-autonomous holonomic hospital beds, showing a consistent focus on autonomy, safety and sensor fusion for real-world applications. Based in Agder, he blends academic rigor from UiA with practical experience across mechanical, electrical and software domains, and is comfortable taking projects from prototype to production.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
General Studies with science, General Studies with science at Setesdal videregående skole, avdeling Hornnes
Master's degree Mechatronics, Master's degree Mechatronics at University of Agder (UiA)
General Studies with science, General Studies with science at Byremo videregående skole
Norwegian, English, German