Kim Salmi

Kim Salmi

CTO & Developer

Helsinki, Finland
Email: kim.salmi@iki.fi
Phone: +358 50 524 7597
Website: kimsalmi.com
GitHub: github.com/infr
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/infer

About

I have built software for the last 20 years, with a decade in leadership roles. I have built products and teams from scratch, taken over legacy systems, and ensuring developers remain happy and efficient. Mostly passionate about SaaS and developer productivity. I like to read, build stuff and sometimes writing about the stuff I build. Curious about vibe coding. Currently CTO at a scaleup.

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Work Experience

CTO - Duunitori (Sep 2022 - Present, 2 yrs 7 mos)
Helping companies find talent in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Things I'm especially proud we've achieved together with the teams:
  • Reimagined Duunitori Group user authentication and authorization (CIAM)
  • Implemented cloud governance for better reliability, scalability and cost efficiency
  • Sprinkled hope into our monster legacy system (e.g. got rid of manual deployments, nowadays deploying multiple times per day)
  • Service and platform unification
  • Kubernetified everything
  • Ability to spin up new job boards quite fast with sensible stack
  • Design system for a unified look and feel
  • Ability to take back clear internal ownership of our data warehouse
  • Improved developer experience (DX)
Board Member - MixNordic (Dec 2018 - Present, 6 yrs 4 mos)
Helping MixNordic with technology to grow and become an important player in the Finnish car importing field.
CTO - Trustmary (Feb 2019 - Aug 2022, 3 yrs 7 mos)
Helping companies by building the easiest testimonial collection and utilization SaaS. Key achievements:
  • Key player in transforming the project-based business into a SaaS
  • Building an effective development team of 10 developers + UX
  • Cash flow positive 0 to 1m€ ARR
Software Developer - Sanoma Pro (Nov 2017 - Jan 2019, 1 yr 2 mos)
Developing next-generation learning solutions. Held the lead developer responsibility in project Kampus. Full-stack web development with Java, vert.x, AWS, Angular 5, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, MongoDB, Python, Agile, Scrum & SAFe.
CTO - Agoedu Oy (Nov 2014 - Dec 2017, 3 yrs 2 mos)
Managing the development of educational mobile games and creating innovative gamification solutions for businesses and schools.
Research Assistant - University of Helsinki (Mar 2017 - Nov 2017, 9 mos)
Computational Linguistics, Python, Flask, web development.
Support Specialist - K Auto Oy (Jan 2011 - Dec 2014, 4 yrs)
Various IT administration, support, and development tasks: Windows Server, AD, SCCM, O365, Lotus Domino, iSeries, VoIP, VMware, Cisco, ITIL.
System Support Technician - K Auto Oy (Dec 2009 - Dec 2012, 3 yrs 1 mo)
IT assistance for internal/external customers: VoIP, O365, Windows, SCCM, AD, Cisco, Lotus Domino, IBM i, VMware, Linux, ~100 services.
Purchase Ledger Clerk - K Auto Oy (Dec 2007 - May 2009, 1 yr 6 mos)
Handling purchase ledger and related bookkeeping.
Helpdesk Technician - K Auto Oy (Apr 2007 - Sep 2007, 6 mos)
IT assistance to internal customers.
Temporary Office Assistant - Auto-Span Oy (May 2005 - Jun 2007, 2 yrs 2 mos)
Vehicle registration, filing, bookkeeping.
Salesperson - Anttila Oy (2005)
Selling lamps.

Education

University of Helsinki - Master's Degree (dropout), Computer Science (2017 - 2019)

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences - Bachelor's Degree, Software Development (2012 - 2016)

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences - Information Technology (2008 - 2011, dropout)

Yrkes Institutet Prakticum - Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration (2005 - 2008)

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Recommendations

"I worked with Kim when we were developing Sanoma Learning's virtual learning environment for secondary education. I really envy Kim's skills as a developer combined with a twist of hacker mind, in a good way. Kim is one to solve problems, not create them. I would gladly work with him again and am happy to recommend him to any position in the digital development area."
- Matias Vakkilainen, Product | Mobile & Partners (2021)
"I have been working, studying and participating in many hackathons with Kim. He has an unique ability to solve problems, while also teaching others. As a developer I really appreciate how he takes ownership in projects and always has a clear vision of how the projects should go forward. He is a very good listener, takes everyone's opinion in account and is a really trustworthy guy."
- Max Salmi, Advertising Technology Manager at Schibsted Marketplaces Finland (2019)
"It’s very unique in today’s world that you meet a software expert with combination of tech and people skills like Kim has. We worked together in a scrum team where he took the responsibility of lead developer. I was impressed by his ability to drive for quality software even under pressure. He also makes sure craft burgers are included in lunch choices :) Kim would be a great leadership asset to any team."
- Tolga Tunçbilek, Director of Engineering @ Virta (2019)
"Kim is a colleague which you want to have in your group. He is a real professional and ready to learn something new. Kim is all the time very friendly, very open to other people in a group, and all the time ready to help. He is also a person with a strong sense of responsibility, I appreciate his working style and everything he did very much. I strongly recommend working with Kim, he is a nice guy and highly qualified person with a positive attitude. I wish you work with him, you won't ever regret."
- Anisia Katinskaia, NLP Researcher at the University of Helsinki (2018)
"Kim and I haven't work together on many projects. The interesting thing is that it does not take that much to see his excel characteristics. He is a person with strong ownership and driving for results all the time. His sense of responsibility, his leadership, and his enthusiasm toward work impressed me a lot. I wish Kim all the best and an even more successful career in the future."
- Lauri Korte, ATC & CNS System Specialist (ATSEP) - CISM-Person at Fintraffic Air Navigation Services Ltd (2013)