Bergen
Grew up in Bergen
60.3913° N / 5.3221° E
I grew up in Bergen and lived there until I moved to Oslo. It was a fairly ordinary upbringing with family, school, friends, travel and plenty of rain.
Lived in Bergen until moving to Oslo.
Senior frontend developer and Tech Lead
Hi, I’m Birk.
I grew up in Bergen, moved to Oslo to study programming and systems architecture, and now work at DIPS.
Bergen Grew up
Oslo Study and work
Drammen Home
In short
This page covers where I come from, what I have worked on, and what I spend time on outside work.
A shorter CV is further down the page.
Background
From Bergen to Drammen
University
Moved to Oslo
59.9139° N / 10.7522° E
I moved to Oslo to study programming and systems architecture at the University of Oslo. I completed the degree in 2020.
BSc in Programming and Systems Architecture · 2020
2020–2022 · Bredvid
First job after university
Oslo
After university I joined Bredvid as a consultant. I worked on web, mobile, backend, cloud and production delivery for several clients.
The projects included a native iOS app, mobile development for Firi and a web application for Norwegian People's Aid.
React · React Native · Swift · Node.js · Azure
2022–2024 · DIPS
Developer at DIPS
Oslo
I joined DIPS in 2022 and worked mainly on the React client in DIPS Arena.
I helped move the frontend from Create React App to Vite and later Next.js. Over time, I started working more on shared architecture and solutions used by several teams.
Developer · DIPS Arena
2023–2024 · Playbook
Short freelance project
Remote
Alongside my job at DIPS, I took on a short freelance project for Playbook. I worked on React Native, code review, performance and knowledge sharing.
React Native · performance · code review
2024–now · Drammen and DIPS
Moved to Drammen
59.7441° N / 10.2045° E
In 2024 I moved to Drammen with my wife and our two cats. That year I spent six months at Systek before returning to DIPS.
I now work on technical direction and architecture for Pilar, the frontend platform at DIPS. The work includes monorepo tooling, build systems, CI/CD and shared solutions for product teams.
Senior frontend developer and Tech Lead · DIPS
What I work on now
- Technical direction and architecture for Pilar
- Tooling, build systems and CI/CD
- Shared solutions and workflows for product teams
Outside work
What I spend time on
I enjoy travelling, gaming and spending time outdoors. I exercise to stay in shape, and I am currently working towards my scuba diving certification. At home I spend time with my wife and our two cats.
Travel
I enjoy travelling and visiting new places, both in Norway and abroad. I am currently working towards my scuba diving certification, so hopefully I will soon be able to explore underwater too.
Exercise
I prefer to exercise outdoors. The goal is mostly to stay in shape and get some fresh air.
Home
At home I spend time with my wife and our two cats. They do not care about frontend, but they have strong opinions about dinner time.
CV
Work experience
Roles and dates from my CV.
Aug 2024–now
Senior frontend developer and Tech Lead
DIPS
Frontend platform architecture, CI/CD, monorepo tooling and technical direction for Pilar.
Feb–Aug 2024
IT consultant
Systek
Frontend and systems development, technical advice and architecture in client projects.
Feb 2022–Feb 2024
Developer
DIPS
React product development and frontend modernisation for DIPS Arena.
Nov 2023–Jan 2024
React Native developer
Playbook
Freelance mobile development, code review, performance and knowledge sharing.
Aug 2020–Feb 2022
IT consultant
Bredvid
Consulting work across web, mobile, backend, cloud and production delivery.
Completed 2020
Education
BSc in Programming and Systems Architecture
University of Oslo
Completed in 2020.
The frontend platform at DIPS
The work I am most proud of is designing and operating Pilar, the frontend platform at DIPS. It is used by more than 100 developers across several product teams.
- Architecture and shared technical solutions
- Monorepo tooling, build systems and CI/CD
- Preview environments for pull requests
- Operations, maintenance and support for product teams
Frontend and platform
TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vite, pnpm, Turborepo
Mobile
React Native, Swift, Flutter, performance
Backend and APIs
Node.js, GraphQL, REST, C#, Azure Functions
Cloud and delivery
Azure, AWS, CI/CD, containers, OCI artifacts
Certifications Microsoft Azure Developer Associate · AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner