About Me


I am a seasoned full stack developer with a knack for bridging gaps between user needs and system capabilities. I have been programming with web technologies for over 10 years, and I have familarity with a variety of client-side and server-side technologies. Outside of work I do some open source development and I attend local developer meetups.

Work Experience


Full Stack Developer // Openframe

Copenhagen, 2024 - current

I am currently working on the Openframe platform as part of a small product team. My contributions has been new features and large-scale refactors, focusing on developer experience and application performance.

  • Built a file handling feature that allows users to organize files in a tree structure inside Openframe projects. I contributed to the spec, and implemented the backend as well as the frontend on my own.
  • Migrated the frontends build system from Webpack to Vite, reducing build times by 10x and saving the company time and money in CI/CD. I also migrated the code from TypeScript non-strict to strict mode, which drastically reduced the number of bugs.
  • Took charge of the company's entire development and infrastructure for 2 months while the CTO was away.
TypeScript
React
Node
SQL
Tanstack Query
GitHub Actions

Web Developer // Bright Star Studios

Copenhagen, 2023

Worked on the website for company's next generation browser game Ember Sword as part of a team of just 2. The website is both a landing page and it functions as a web app with has authentication, account management and deep integration with the game.

  • Architected and built a limited time NFT sale event, creating a real-time commerce application using React. This event led to $400,000 in sales inside a week. I was in charge of the very central real-time map as well as some scraping of blockchain data.
  • Optimized the client-side JS bundle size of the company's Next.js website, achieving a 70% reduction, which substantially improved loading times and Web Core Vitals for all users as measured by Lighthouse.
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Tailwind
GitHub Actions
Rust

Education


BEng Software Technology
DTU

Lyngby, 2017 - 2020

Certifications


Skills


Languages


  • Danish (Native)
  • English (Fluent)

Emil Bonne Kristiansen

Work Experience (continued)


Software Developer // twoday IT Minds

Copenhagen, 2020 - 2022

As a consultant I joined various teams that needed extra resources and help them work on their product.

  • Worked as a backend developer for Danske Bank, where I contributed to their Forex trading platform, mostly on infrastructure projects. I helped the team with a large internal migration to a new API gateway.
  • Joined the product team at Bibliotheca where I took ownership of their nordic library self service platform. As the only developer left on the team I was responsible for the entire codebase there. I designed and implemented a MobilePay integration and oversaw its introduction into 100s of danish libraries.
Java
SQL
Google Cloud

Volunteer Work


Open Source

  • Developed and maintains the official Nanostores integration for Lit. Simplifying state management in Lit components, and helps interop Lit with other frameworks. Gained recognition through a recommendation in the Astro framework's documentation.
  • Contributed pull requests with bug fixes and improvements to various Open Source libraries, with the most impactful being JSZip and Serde.
  • Contributed bug reports and feedback to various Open Source libraries, including Valibot where I was credited as a contributor early on for helping to improve the API.
  • TypeScript
    Lit
    Rust

Other Skills


  • Version control (Git)
  • CI/CD (Github Actions)
  • Linters and formatters (ESLint, Prettier)
  • Package management (npm)
  • Testing (Jest, Vitest)
  • Agile development (Scrum)
  • Design systems (Tailwind)
  • Web performance (Lighthouse)
  • Web analytics (Google Analytics)
  • Web hosting (Vercel, Firebase)

Interests


  • I attend meetups and follow the latest trends in web dev.
  • I play Ultimate Frisbee - a fast paced team sport with a frisbee instead of a ball.

Personal Projects


Co-founder // Disc Tree

2021

Outside of my employment hours, I co-founded Disc Tree, an e-commerce venture in the Disc Golf niche. My role centers around website development and backend automation, with no overlap or conflict with my primary job responsibilities.

  • Designed and implemented a Shopify webshop, integrated with transport management and bookkeeping systems.
  • Developed custom applications and scripts to automate tasks related to data collection, reporting, and image processing, enhancing operational efficiency.
TypeScript
Shopify
React
Firebase
PWA
Python
Rust