Eiríkur Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer at JSConf Iceland
Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolEiríkur Nilsson is a seasoned software leader and founder with 15 years of experience building polished web, desktop, and mobile user experiences. As CEO of Kenni, he now focuses on modern authentication solutions for Icelandic companies while continuing to run Aranja, a web studio known for React-based sites and high-performance web apps. He has led front-end engineering for products ranging from online banking and enterprise CMS to large-scale modular web apps and streaming TV interfaces. A hands-on technologist and educator, he has taught HTML5 Web App Development and spoken at industry events, and he co-organizes JSConf Iceland. Eiríkur is quick to adopt new frameworks and prioritizes browser performance and reusable components—work that earned him contracts with clients like Google, Facebook, GitHub and QuizUp. Based in Reykjavik, he blends entrepreneurial drive with deep practical expertise in front-end architecture and developer tooling.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Reykjavik UniversityStudent's Diploma and Computer Technology Diploma School of Information Technology, Student's Diploma and Computer Technology Diploma School of Information Technology at Technical College Reykjavik
English, Icelandic
Github Skills (173)
xmlhttprequest10
hybrid10
javascript10
browser10
treemap10
monorepo10
compiler10
tooltips10
sqlite10
static-site-generator10
typescript10
ssg10
microsoft-sql-server10
nodejs10
vercel10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
aranja/tux
Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
"Create React App" with SSR and a flexible addon system
Contributions:264 commits, 31 PRs, 105 pushes in 1 year 5 months
create-react-app
eirikurn/eslint-plugin-flow-header
Jan 2017 - Feb 2019
Check existance of flow header comment.
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 2 years 1 month
javascripttypescriptheader
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