Emil Hjort

Intro

Hi! My name is Emil and I'm a Frontend developer with over 6 years of professional experience. I strive to build high end, user friendly experiences, and never get tired of learning and improving myself.
You can reach me at: emil.oeh.hjort@nullgmail.com
You can also find me on LinkedIn: Emil Hjort and Gitlab: Hjort-e

Work

Software developer, Bankdata, Silkeborg/Aarhus, Denmark.
- Lead frontend developer on team handling customer messaging.
Aug. 2022 - Now

Frontend developer, team.blue, Skanderborg, Denmark.
- Co-lead on next-gen e-commerce frontend, with focus on SEO, performance and UX.
- Maintenance on legacy PHP/JS template.
Apr. 2021 - Jul. 2022

Frontend developer, Zava, London, United Kingdom.
- Worked in an agile environment, in collaboration with UX designers and stakeholders.
- Maintained back-office and customer-facing interfaces, handling thousands of orders a day.
- Lead team on incremental migration to micro-frontends and shared component lib.
- Defined milestones and tickets for bigger projects and initiatives.
- Created E2E UI tests based on customer journeys.
Dec. 2018 - Nov. 2020 (2 years)

Fullstack JS developer, Digital Revisor, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Developed customer-facing React, GraphQL and Express application.
- Light devOps with microservices in Kubernetes.
- Worked with CTO on project estimations and architecture decisions.
Dec. 2016 - Sep. 2018 (1 year 10 months)

Web Developer intern, Digital Revisor, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Designed and implemented a React application as a prototype to attract investors.
- Built a GraphQL and MongoDB backend as part of my bachelor thesis.
Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2016 (5 months)

Web Developer intern, Dynello, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Developed a filing system in Laravel for the company's contacts and competitors.
Jan 2015 - Mar 2015 (3 months)

Skills

Education

Professional bachelors in Web Development, Business Academy Aarhus, Denmark.
Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2017

AP in Multimedia Design and Communication, IBA, Kolding, Denmark.
Aug. 2013 - Jul. 2015