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Sindre Kjelsrud

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Currently working as a Software Engineer at Capgemini. Passionate about software development, open source, and the dynamics of collaborative teamwork.

Relevant work

Software Engineer

Capgemini

Sep 2024 - present

  • Client 1: Development and maintenance of an Altinn 3.0 form and a Drupal site, as well as custom plugins for the open-source LMS Moodle. Facilitated workshops with users to map their needs, as well as system testing a set of applications.
  • Client 2: Development of website based on the CMS Enonic XP, which additionally underwent universal design improvements. Migration of Altinn 2.0 form to 3.0, which included fixing issues with REST and SOAP APIs. Improved developer experience as well by fixing issues with Git-repo, upgrading older dependencies, and transfer of project location.

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Developed a movie database application with an API using React.js, C#, and PostgreSQL, collaborating through pair programming, as well as contributing to a large, existing codebase.

Summer Intern

NAV IT

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Developed an error reporting application for the sick leave solution using React.js, Kotlin, and PostgreSQL, in collaboration with a team of mentors and interns.

Education

Aug 2021 - Jun 2024

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

Secondary School Teacher, class 5-10

NLA University College

Aug 2020 - May 2021

IT & Information Systems

University of South-Eastern Norway

Aug 2019 - May 2020

Volunteer work

friByte

fribyte.no

Sep 2022 - Dec 2024

  • As a member, I collaborated in team environments, managed Linux servers, deployed Docker containers, and maintained WordPress sites for clients.
  • In Spring 2023, as Leader, I handled administrative tasks, recruited new team members, secured three new clients, and organized a successful Capture The Flag event with 35 participants.
  • In Fall 2023, as PR-Manager, I led recruitment initiatives, boosted social media presence by 250%, and coordinated PR for the Bergen Open Source conference.

BOS-conference

boskonf.no

2023 - 2024

  • Initiated and led the first Bergen Open Source conference in 2023, overseeing all planning stages and successfully hosting over 70 participants and 5 speakers.
  • Continued to lead the second iteration of the BOS-conference in 2024, successfully hosting over 90 participants and 7 speakers.

Cloud Native Bergen

cloudnativebergen.dev

2024 - 2024

Certifications

AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft

01.2025

AI-900: Azure AI Fundamentals, Microsoft

04.2025

Skills

Programming Languages

C#, CSS, Go, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, Python, SQL, TypeScript

Libraries and Frameworks

Astro, dotNET, Hugo, React.js, SCSS/SASS, Spring, Svelte, TailwindCSS, Thymeleaf, Vue, Zola

Tools

Altinn Studio, Atlassian Jira, Caddy, Cypress, Docker/Podman, Drupal, Enonic, Figma, Forgejo Runner, Git, GitHub Actions, MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, Proxmox, sops, WordPress

Methods

Kanban, OKR, Scrum, Iterative waterfall method