Led progressive web app development for all three across the Middle East at Americana Restaurants, where ordering had to stay fast every single day.
Full stack development / Helsinki and the Nordics
A senior full stack developer in Helsinki, across the whole stack.
React, Next.js, and TypeScript on the front. Node.js, NestJS, PHP, databases, and cloud infrastructure behind it. One senior engineer who can follow a problem from the interface to the deployment pipeline without a handoff.
Based in
Helsinki, Finland
Serving
Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, the Nordics
Role
Senior Consultant, Columbia Road
Ways of working
Remote-first, on site when it earns it
One engineer, four layers of the stack.
Most platform problems live in the seams between specialists. Fewer seams, fewer problems.
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Frontend platforms
Next.js App Router architecture, React component systems in TypeScript, design systems, accessibility-aware UI, and performance budgets that survive real traffic.
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Backends and APIs
Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP and Laravel, REST and GraphQL, authentication, and data models designed for how the product actually gets used.
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Cloud and delivery
Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS and Azure, and the release process that makes shipping boring in the good way.
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Commerce and CMS
Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Contentful, Strapi, and HubSpot CMS, integrated so content and checkout move as one system.
See the serviceWork that has already survived production.
Named clients and real numbers, because a consulting page without evidence is just an opinion.
Peak ordering traffic carried by those PWAs across MENA — real load, real consequences for a slow page.
Built and launched cloud-native platforms across real estate, FMCG, and property with a focus on performance and maintainability.
Local context
Working with a Helsinki-based developer
I am based in Helsinki, working as a Senior Consultant at Columbia Road, and deliver for Finnish clients in housing, real estate, and commerce.
For Nordic teams that means overlapping hours, in-person when it earns its place, and someone who understands how Finnish product and commercial teams make decisions.
Engagements cover Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, and the wider Uusimaa region, and run remote-first across Finland and the Nordics.
The difference
Why one senior engineer instead of three specialists
A frontend specialist hands the problem to a backend specialist, who hands it to DevOps. The bug lives in the gaps, and so does the schedule.
Ten years across the stack means the API shape gets designed with the interface in mind, the caching strategy accounts for how the page renders, and the deployment pipeline reflects how the team actually works.
Where a project genuinely needs a team, I help scope and shape it rather than pretend one person is enough.
Three steps, no mystery.
The same shape every engagement takes, whatever the starting point.
Audit the stack
Review architecture, performance, bundle weight, accessibility, integrations, hosting, and delivery workflow.
Design the system
Define routing, data fetching, components, API boundaries, styling, testing, and release patterns.
Build for scale
Ship maintainable production code, then leave documentation and CI/CD the next team can operate.
Questions
Before you send the first email.
Are you available to hire as a full stack developer in Helsinki?
I take senior consulting engagements rather than permanent roles. Most run three to six months, with focused audits and short scoping sprints available when the scope is still being decided. Email with the problem and I will give an honest read on fit.
Which stack do you work in?
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Redux, Zustand, React Query and Storybook on the frontend. Node.js, Express, NestJS, PHP, Laravel, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis behind it. Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS and Azure for delivery.
Can you take over an existing codebase?
Yes. The usual first step is an architecture, performance, accessibility, and delivery audit, which produces a prioritised roadmap. Implementation then starts with the highest-value changes rather than a rewrite nobody asked for.
Do you work on site in Helsinki?
Remote-first, with in-person time in the Helsinki region when the work benefits from it — discovery, architecture decisions, and stakeholder sessions usually do.
Do you also do the AI work?
Yes, and it is a large part of current work: Azure AI, chatbots, and Model Context Protocol agents inside commerce journeys. That is covered on the AI consulting page.
How do we start?
Send the metric you want to move, the current pain, and any deadline. You get an honest read on fit, scope, and the next useful step within one working day.
Tell me what needs to move.
A short note with the metric, the current pain, and the deadline is enough for a useful first answer.