Haiii I'm Kría ^w^
Reykjavík, IS
they/them
I'm a 21 year old nerd. About 5 years ago I started writing full stack applications. I went through the PHP → Express.js → Next.js pipeline. I got my start writing code on the front-end only, static websites and so on, but my interest has shifted largely to the back-end.
For work nowadays I write a lot of React in Next.js and use tRPC to communicate with the back-end. HTMX with any typed programming language for the server is much more sexy to me, but I need to gain a deeper understanding and feel for this approach before I use it professionally. My technology crushes right now are Nest.js, Java, Spring, and Blazor... don't make fun of me.
Other interests include computer networks - especially routing protocols like BGP or OSPF, the outdoors, telephony especially PSTN participation, and learning Swedish.
I'm non-binary and bisexual should you care about that sort of thing.
Stack/competence
Next.js
React
Nest.js
Tailwind CSS
TypeScript
Experience
May 2023 - present
Full-stack developer; co-founder
On-site
- Led development on contracted client work for websites and full-stack web applications in Next.js, TypeScript, and TailwindCSS, adhering to rigorous client requirements and design standards.
- Implemented CI/CD deployment pipelines for client and company software for efficient staging and deployment.
- Created a UI/UX library with a shadcn/ui base to optimally scaffold websites and web applications.
Sep 2024 - present
Information Technology Specialist
On-site
- Manage on-site IT systems and provide end-user support to location staff. Notable responsibilities are the server room and IT assets.
- Communicate with merchants, integrators, and acquirers for technical assistance and system maintenance. Intimately familiar with ecommerce products and their systems.
- Developed software to speed up modern payment terminal configuration. Developed software to speed up onboarding of modern payment terminal profiles still connected to legacy acquirer systems.
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Full-stack developer
Hybrid
- Developed a new website for umb.is in Next.js integrated with Contentful headless CMS and styled with TailwindCSS, following a design specification from a studio, to modernise the firm.
- Created API documentation with Swagger UI and OpenAPI.
- Collaborated with cloud engineers to set up a deployment pipeline for umb.is to AWS as part of a larger migration at RSF from on-prem to the cloud.
Writings
2025-03-30 —
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