Aki Ryynänen
Cloud Engineer bridging business and technology
Result-oriented software engineer and lead developer with over 13 years of experience building everything from banking systems to data-driven applications. Combines deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and business understanding, making complex technology accessible to diverse stakeholders. Passionate about leveraging AI and emerging technologies to solve real-world problems while leading teams through the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Thrives in environments that demand continuous learning, adaptability, and clear thinking to deliver meaningful results that benefit both users and business outcomes.
Core Strengths
Bridge-builder who connects technical work with business value, translating between technical and business perspectives to ensure solutions meet real business needs
Systems thinker with the ability to see how different parts of technology work together, enabling designs that work well as businesses grow
Technical versatility enabling contribution to any part of modern software projects while understanding how all the pieces fit together to create working solutions
Smart innovator who eagerly explores and adopts new technologies and tools, with the experience to implement them safely without breaking existing systems
Skill Highlights
Professional Experience
Freelancer
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AI Tools • Astro • Business Acumen • CSS • Claude Code • Cloud Engineering • Cursor • Drizzle • Entrepreneurship • HTML • Lovable • Neon • NextJS • PostgreSQL • React • Software Architecture • Tailwind • TimescaleDB • TypeScript • UX Design • Vercel • Web Development • git • v0 • vite
Developer
OP Financial GroupDeveloped and maintained critical internal banking systems at OP Financial Group serving bank clerks in Finland’s heavily regulated financial environment. Performed database optimization on SQL Server systems, developed database-powered features, and contributed to modernizing applications from Java legacy systems to Node.js/Express and React/TypeScript stack. Worked extensively with T-SQL and database-driven architecture while ensuring compliance with strict banking regulations.
Agile • AWS • CDK • CSS • Cloud Engineering • Copilot • Data Engineering • Docker • HTML • Java • Node • OpenAPI • REST • React • SQL Server • Scrum • Spring • T-SQL • TypeScript • Web Development • git • jest • mocha
Software Architect
FuturiceDesigned technology direction and performance optimization for campaign management platform, enabling comprehensive campaign data visualization and enrichment. Developed AI-powered campaign creation tool leveraging predictive analytics, enabling shop managers to create higher-performing campaigns and target new audiences.
Agile • Apollo • Azure • Business Acumen • CSS • CI/CD Pipelines • Cloud Engineering • Copilot • Databricks • Data Engineering • Docker • GraphQL • HTML • Hapi • Hasura • Interpersonal Skills • Jira • Mentoring • Mobx • NextJS • Node • PostgreSQL • Python • REST • React • Scrum • Software Architecture • Team Lead • Terraform • TypeScript • UML • UX Design • Web Development • git • nginx • vite
Lead Developer
FuturiceLed development team and engineered comprehensive data pipelines for campaign management platform using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Delta Lake. Built targeted marketing analytics pipeline processing large-scale retail data and developed GraphQL APIs enabling shop managers to create data-driven campaigns. Mentored team members while architecting scalable cloud infrastructure with Terraform and establishing CI/CD practices.
Agile • Apollo • Azure • Azure Data Factory • Business Acumen • CI/CD Pipelines • Cloud Engineering • CSS • Databricks • Data Engineering • Delta Lake • Docker • git • GraphQL • Hapi • Hasura • HTML • Interpersonal Skills • jest • Jira • Mentoring • Mobx • mocha • nginx • Node • PostgreSQL • Python • React • REST • Scrum • Software Architecture • Team Lead • Terraform • TypeScript • UML • UX Design • Web Development • webpack
Software Engineer
FuturiceDeveloped campaign management application for large Finnish retailer using React/MobX frontend with Node/Hapi backend and GraphQL/Apollo data layer on Azure infrastructure. Built seasonal preordering tool enabling stores to anticipate product demand and optimize inventory for upcoming sales periods. Implemented comprehensive Cypress E2E testing suite, significantly reducing critical path bugs in production deployments.
Agile • Apollo • Azure • CSS • Cypress • Design Systems • Docker • git • GraphQL • Hapi • HTML • jest • Mobx • mocha • nginx • Node • React • REST • Scrum • Test Automation • TypeScript • Web Development • webpack
Data Engineer
TietoEvryDeveloped data-driven SaaS platform for visualizing large-scale measurement data through intuitive user interfaces. Prototyped data persistence solutions and GraphQL APIs enabling efficient querying of high-volume datasets. Built and maintained cloud-native Azure infrastructure serving multiple clients. Created interactive data visualizations using React, TypeScript, and d3.js for complex analytical dashboards.
Agile • Apollo • Azure • CI/CD Pipelines • CSS • d3.js • Data Engineering • Docker • git • GraphQL • HTML • Java • jest • Jira • nginx • Node • PostgreSQL • React • Scala • Scrum • Spring • Test Automation • TypeScript • Web Development • webpack
Education
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering
Tampere University of Technology