From External to Essential: Tech Architect's Tale by Stasi

“In terms of personality, I like to describe myself as ‘maximizing social energy conservation.’ While I enjoy engaging conversations on subjects that interest me, I also appreciate the freedom to put on my headphones and dive into coding.”

“Professionally, I aim for high-quality results that are both developer-friendly and user-centric. This approach helps clients retain existing customers and attract new ones.”

“What excites me in my work is particularly automation and DevOps tasks. I have a broad set of interests including databases, backends, and even frontends—although I admit CSS isn’t my strongest suit. I’m also fascinated by different programming languages and paradigms.”

“On the personal side, I enjoy various forms of exercise including gym workouts, running, and swimming. Lately, I’ve taken up ice swimming. Coding also spills over into my free time, helping me stay current in a field that’s always evolving.”

“My interest in coding started in the ’90s with ASCII role-playing games like Moria and Nethack. My first programming project was creating random ASCII maps in the spirit of these games. After high school, I studied at Tampere University of Technology (TUT) and became involved in a research project focusing on modeling and integration architecture.”

“My career took off in 2008 as I started working in aforementioned TUT research project, which later evolved into a startup called Cometa Solutions. I then moved to Tietoevry, where I specialized in Azure-based cloud technologies, before joining UPM to contribute to their data platform, also built on Azure.”

“In terms of tools and languages, I use a full-stack approach. I run tools through Docker instead of installing them directly on my machine to avoid versioning issues. My favorite programming language currently is TypeScript, but C# deserves an honorable mention due to the .NET framework’s recent advancements.”

“I first heard about Veracell while working at Tieto, where I met Sergei and Timo. This meeting eventually led me to consider freelancing as a career, which I eventually took the leap to do thanks to Veracell.”

“At Veracell, I’ve been working on cloud, architecture, and coding projects for Cambri. I find the work extremely rewarding and enjoy the strong sense of community at both Cambri and Veracell.”

“My future plans include expanding my skillset in diverse projects. I am working on increasing my participation in the open-source community through my own projects, latest of which involves TypeScript and compile- and runtime validation of data sent over HTTP protocol.”