Summary
Susanna Kaukinen is a Senior Lead Software Developer with deep roots in Unix/Linux and 15 years of professional experience building embedded systems and bare-metal C/C++ solutions, currently leading architecture and innovation at KONE. She has a three-decade relationship with Unix/Linux tooling and has shipped production-critical software across payment terminals, gaming transaction engines, and elevator embedded platforms, often providing 24/7 production support. Beyond hands-on low-level development she blends system design, requirements-gathering and Scrum leadership, having served as Scrum Master, Agile Project Manager and product-oriented consultant. Colleagues rely on her for pragmatic problem solving and improving engineering processes, while she routinely bridges firmware, security-conscious server work and operations. Based in Mäntsälä, Finland, she pairs a technical degree in computer science with formal training in argumentation and public speaking, an uncommon mix that aids clear stakeholder communication in complex projects.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master Speaking, Master Speaking at Critical Academy
Computer Science/Software and Systems, Computer Science/Software and Systems at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
English, Swedish, German, Finnish, Spanish