Open to new opportunities · Tampere, Finland
Product Owner Scrum Master Systems Engineer Software Engineer
Eight years of engineering behind me — mechanical, automation and full-stack, so I can hold a product conversation and a technical one. I turn messy customer needs into requirements engineers can build, backlogs teams can trust, and software that actually ships.
MSc (Tech) in Software Engineering and Cyber Security · BEng Mechanical Engineering.
“Truly a dream team member.”
The short version
My edge is the space between the customer and code. I can run a requirements workshop, untangle backlogs, and review pull requests, while facilitating better teamwork.
I've led a seven-person software team as both Product Owner and Scrum Master: owning the backlog, running the ceremonies, talking to the customer, keeping the Kanban board honest and helping test what we shipped. The team gave 26 peer reviews across four feedback rounds. The recurring themes were clear: well-sized tickets, visible progress, calm delivery and a positive atmosphere.
I spent the first years of my career designing machines, automating production lines and writing requirements for industrial projects. This background is why I'm comfortable with complexity — and why I don't treat “the customer wants it” as a complete requirement.
I'm looking for roles in software engineering, product ownership, Scrum Master, business analysis, systems engineering or engineering consultancy — places where broad technical base, people skills and commercial reality combine.
Native Finnish · fluent English · satisfactory Swedish & German · basics of Russian, Japanese & French.
Read what teammates actually saidProof, not promises
Led a seven-person team delivering TSS v7: owned requirements and customer communication, ran Scrum, kept the backlog sharp and supported testing. The result was a 5/5 course grade, 26 strong peer reviews and references from customers — director of Netum Oy and a corporate security specialist.
TSS releases →Designed an entire automated production-line step — mechanical, pneumatic, Siemens TIA S7-1500 PLC and HMI — then commissioned it on site. Metecno published a showcase video of the machine. This is where I learned to own a problem from sketch to running system.
Showcase video →Top three in the TAMK Mechaton 2018 design competition, representing Metecno Oy.
The recruiter's short version
Peer feedback repeated the same strengths across four rounds. Here's what that means in practice — and why it makes your delivery safer.
I turn what customers actually mean into requirements engineers can build. Teammates described me as proactive in defining user requirements and praised the clarity of my tickets — the difference between a sprint that flows and one that re-does work.
The board stays current, priorities stay ordered, and blockers get surfaced before they become excuses. One reviewer put it simply: the Kanban board made the project's status much easier to understand. “No complaints.”
I'm not a coordinator who can't read the code. Go, React/TypeScript, Docker, CI/CD and testing are part of my toolkit. I can write the ticket, review the PR, hunt the bug or fix the pipeline — and I've done all four on the same project.
Reviewers called me positive, professional, reliable and proactive. I create space for people to ask questions, but I'm also happy to be the customer's voice when the team needs a push. One teammate thanked me for occasionally taking the “orjapiiskuri” role. I'll take that as a compliment.
Peer reviews · 26 collected across 4 rounds
Real anonymous feedback from the seven-person student software team where I was the Product Owner and Scrum Master. Quotes are verbatim where written in English; Finnish quotes are translated. Lightly trimmed for length, never for meaning.
Valtteri has done amazing work as both product owner and scrum master. He was dedicated to the project from start to finish. Valtteri collaborated effortlessly with the team as well as with the customer. His efforts ensured that our project progressed smoothly, thanks to his excellent organization. In conclusion, Valtteri is truly a dream team member. He is committed to the team's success and consistently delivers high-quality work.
“Valtteri has succeeded in being an excellent Scrum Master, a versatile team player, and a hardworking contributor who consistently puts in the effort. He excels at facilitating smooth workflows by creating ticket after ticket, ensuring the team stays on track by prioritizing issues, and addressing any obstacles that arise.”
“Trello is amazing, the scrum system is working great, you're doing a very good job!”
“A patient and supportive Scrum Master who ensured that everyone stayed more or less on schedule. Made a significant impact by creating well-sized, manageable tickets that were easy to tackle. Contributed valuable testing efforts to ensure the customer received a functional project.”
“Valtteri's knowledge of project management, scrum, and other supporting tools is a great strength for our project group. He produces good and carefully thought out results — all while creating a positive and professional atmosphere. Good communication and has the confidence to voice his opinions.”
“Valtteri has been integral to our team in refining the user requirements and creating tasks for us to work on. He has worked actively with the customer, as well as in our meetings, bringing up his views in a helpful way. In addition, he has even given some technical insight, which has helped us understand the requirements better.”
“A hardworking Scrum Master who provides clear instructions for tasks (mostly... :D). Shares valuable knowledge and wisdom while assigning appropriately sized tasks and organizes them to be implemented in a reasonable order.”
“Handled his part beautifully. Maintaining the Kanban board made it much easier to work and understand the project's status. No complaints.”
“Customer communication. A reliable team member. Proactive. Hardworking.”
“Thorough testing and bug hunting, plus solving Docker problems.”
“Has been proactive in defining user requirements, and holding scrum meetings. Unfortunately is too obsessed with unit tests :D.”
“Thank you for working for the team and also sometimes taking the role of ‘orjapiiskuri’ to represent the customer and take care of producing quality results :D Glad to have you on the team.”
“Struggling to keep your project on track? Look no further! Valtteri — the hero your sprints didn't know they needed! From steering the team as an exceptional sprint master to handling the tasks everyone avoids, Valtteri ensures no detail goes unnoticed and no challenge goes unaddressed.”
“In the chaos of sprints, he took the command,
The best Scrum Master, my right-hand man.
With plans so neat and tasks aligned,
He kept us all from falling behind.”
One reviewer missed the feedback deadline — the other 26 still had plenty to say.
The long version
Mechanical engineering taught me to think in systems. Software taught me to ship them. Agile taught me to bring people with me.
Software Engineer · thesis project
Designed and built a self-hostable show-reservation system for a local astronomy club: Go backend, React/TypeScript frontend, automated tests and Docker deployment. Designed around GDPR and OWASP guidelines from the start, because a system handling member data should earn trust — not just pass a demo.
Product Owner · Scrum Master · Tester · CI/CD
Led a seven-person team from customer needs and a messy codebase left by the previous team to a working system. Owned the backlog and requirements, ran Scrum ceremonies, kept the Kanban board current, supported testing and built the CI/CD pipeline. The team gave 26 peer reviews across four rounds. We were the best performing team and received top grades — 5/5.
References: Kimmo Koivisto, Director at Netum Oy; Pasi Autio, Corporate Security Specialist at Pirkanmaan Osuuskauppa.
Consulting engineer on customer projects
Responsible mechanical engineer across varied customer projects, including an optical calibration system built by an international team across three continents, where I acted as the project manager's technical expert. Wrote requirements-definition packages for subcontractors and was praised for their clarity — the same skill I now apply to software backlogs.
Concurrent with MSc studies from 2023. Top grades in software design, Java, secure programming and software process & product management.
Firmware & Electrical Design
Firmware (Python) and electrical design for a custom game controller system for Empty Epsilon built with four friends. The first controller was presented at a LAN event in 2019, and the project has kept growing with the third controller in being planned.
GitHub →Project Engineer / Automation Designer
Owned an automated production-line step end to end: mechanical design, pneumatics, Siemens TIA S7-1500 PLC programming, HMI and on-site commissioning. Metecno published a showcase video of the machine, and I completed official Siemens PLC training along the way.
Multidisciplinary design engineer
Multidisciplinary design on industrial special-purpose machines and mechatronics, plus procurement of standard components. Previously interned at Metecno from January 2017.
Data analysis
PDM data migration project.
BEng, mechanical engineering — aricraft engineering
BEng (Mechanical Engineering, Aviation) from TAMK in 2018; earlier mechatronics studies at the University of Oulu (89.5 / 300 cr)
Finnish Defence Forces
Conscript service completed in 2010.
Ylioppilas
Ylioppilas from Ylöjärven lukio, 2010.
Built on my own time
A selection of personal and course projects. The full collection lives on my GitHub profile.
Open-source, self-hostable reservation-system template with a GDPR-first design, test pipelines and Docker images. The reference implementation for my MSc thesis — built for real organisations, not just a grade.
Real-time network-traffic visualizer with a Go packet-capture backend and a browser UI. Built as a friendlier, easier-to-run alternative to deep packet-analysis tools — useful for seeing what an app is actually talking to.
Lean weather-forecast app with a Go backend that aggregates Open-Meteo and OpenWeatherMap, caches responses and serves a fast frontend.
CLI email client with end-to-end OpenPGP encryption, written for a secure-programming course — complete with a written security analysis.
DIY throttle-and-stick controller built from an Arduino and a Python driver, with MCP23017 expansion support.
Custom game controller with firmware and electrical design by me, built by four friends and demoed at a LAN event in 2019. Still in development. GitHub →
Fast, offline-first note-taking web app designed to feel like a native app on your phone. Small enough to self-host, polished enough to actually use.
Network-health probe for Raspberry Pi that pings targets and streams results into InfluxDB for Grafana dashboards. My home lab watches itself.
Logs temperature, humidity, pressure and voltage from multiple RuuviTags into InfluxDB. Runs on a Raspberry Pi with configurable sampling, filtering and a Docker deployment.
Drop-in GPIO expansion library that lets RPi.GPIO users add up to eight MCP23017 chips without changing their existing syntax.
The toolbox
I go deep where it matters and broad enough to see the whole system — from the customer's requirement to the pipeline that ships it.
The foundation
Tampere University · 2023 – 2026
Graduated June 2026. Major: Software Engineering · Minor: Cyber Security. Systems Engineering completed alongside work in 2023. Top grades in software design, Java, secure programming, software process & product management.
Tampere University of Applied Sciences · 2014 – 2018
Specialisation: Aviation / Aeronautics. Graduated June 2018.
University of Oulu · 2011 – 2014
Mechatronics & mechanical diagnostics · 89.5 / 300 cr.
Ylöjärven lukio, Ylöjärvi · 2007 – 2010
Official Siemens training · 2018
Siemens TIA-S7-1500 PLC programming (TIA v15).
Beyond the day job
Volunteer star guide at public observing nights at the Kauppi observatory. Planetarium operator and guide at Särkänniemi (May 2025 – Jul 2026), trained on the planetarium's presentation technology.
Active volunteer in my local parish – multiple positions.
Second function checker (luottamustoimi) at the local iaidō (sword budo arts) club.
Let's talk
I'm open to software engineering, product ownership, Scrum Master, business analyst, systems engineering and various engineering consultancy roles. LinkedIn is the fastest way to reach me.
Based in Tampere, Finland · Native Finnish, fluent English · References available on request.
