Jarkko Laitinen

Jarkko Laitinen has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Jarkko is currently working as a Software Architect at Vincit since August 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Qvantel from September 2017 to August 2021, where they held roles such as Software Architect, Lead SW Designer, and Senior System Designer. In these positions, Jarkko was responsible for architectural and software development tasks, including providing support and teaching Scala to new developers.

Before joining Qvantel, Jarkko worked at Soikea from December 2015 to May 2017 as a Senior System Designer. Their responsibilities included system integrations, integration platform development using C# and Azure, and building an IOT-platform using Amazon IOT, NODE.js, and React.

From June 2014 to December 2015, Jarkko worked at NFleet Oy in a role focused on service deployment. Before that, they were involved in academic research at the University of Jyväskylä, where they worked as a Project Researcher from October 2012 to June 2014, and as a Research Assistant from February 2012 to December 2012. In these roles, they researched and developed desktop applications for cloud implementation, REST API development, and scalability solutions.

Jarkko's earlier work experience includes a sales role at Keskimaa Osk from January 2005 to February 2012 and a stock filler role at Oy Hartwall Ab from 2003 to January 2005.

Jarkko Laitinen began their education in 2005 at JAMK University of Applied Sciences, where they studied System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager. Jarkko attended this institution until 2007. In the same year, Jarkko went on to study at the University of Jyväskylä, where they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematical Information Sciences. Jarkko completed this program in 2012.