Søren Møller Hansen
Software Engineer & Architect
Professional Summary
I am an experienced, self-driven and dedicated software development professional. I love new challenges and gaining new knowledge, experience and skills.
Throughout my career I have taken on several different roles and taken part in multiple start-up projects. I believe this has made me a very versatile profile, which can fit within many different problem spaces.
Within software development, I have been working on the implementation as well as the operations and support of the software. I have also taken a leading role in defining the architecture as well as project management and people management.
Personality Traits
Skills & Expertise
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Database
Platform & Infrastructure
Architecture & Leadership
Experience
Software Architect
Returned to WhiteAway Group as Software Architect to lead architectural decisions and technical strategy.
- •Leading software architecture initiatives
- •Defining technical strategy and standards
- •Guiding development teams on architectural decisions
Software Engineer
Joined the IT security squad focusing on customer-facing authentication systems including NemID, MitID, BankID, PIN codes, and FaceID.
- •Formed new squad to continue focus on customer-facing authentication
- •Delivered authentication for new business initiatives
- •Significantly improved system observability and stability
- •Made improvements enabling future business growth
Solution Architect
Focused on solution architecture for major modernization projects.
- •Built modern data platform in the cloud
- •Modernized POS software for Skousen stores
Lead Software Engineer
Joined architecture group ensuring consistent architecture. Founded and led the Platform Squad.
- •Successfully migrated on-premise hosting to AWS
- •Greatly matured observability approach
- •Improved security and other quality aspects
- •Led various business-oriented development projects
Head of IT Development
Headed the software development department, growing team from 4 to 11 in-house employees.
- •Grew in-house team from 4 to 11 employees
- •Successfully discontinued offshore team
- •Matured culture and technical setup across multiple aspects
Team Lead
Recruited and managed student developers and offshore employees. Established teams and led initiatives.
- •Established student developer program from scratch
- •Managed 4 employees
- •Founded platform team focused on DevEx
- •Defined and prioritized team initiatives
Tech Lead & Process Lead
Led technical strategy and architecture definition. Pioneered modern development practices.
- •Experimented with microservices, containerization, and cloud
- •Established continuous deployment culture
- •Moved from biweekly releases to multiple daily deployments
- •Defined technical strategy and architecture
Software Developer & Scrum Master
One of first in-house developers. Took ownership of externally developed codebase.
- •Matured technical setup and took ownership of codebase
- •Recruited distributed team across Ukraine, Poland, and Denmark
- •Played key role in building strong development culture
Entrepreneur
Co-founded startup enabling online food delivery in China targeting expats.
- •Established company in Hong Kong
- •Sole technical role - developed entire marketplace
- •Built online food ordering platform for Hangzhou market
Entrepreneur
Founded company helping organizations sell event tickets online.
- •Built scalable cloud solution for high-traffic ticket sales
- •Managed all aspects: development, sales, accounting
- •Successfully sold company - business still thrives today
Entrepreneur
Co-founded company helping retail stores become green and brand themselves.
- •Technical role and entrepreneurial tasks
- •Developed green branding solutions for retail
System Developer
Developed hosting systems infrastructure and migrated legacy platforms.
- •Built new PHP/MySQL platform for hosting systems
- •Developed control panels, billing, order, and provisioning systems
- •Migrated to service-oriented architecture with C#.NET
- •Ensured smooth operation of all hosting systems
Supporter
Handled phone and email support while working on development projects.
- •Phone and email support in hosting department
- •Software development projects
- •Systems administration tasks
Entrepreneur
Started company while studying to develop custom internet solutions.
- •Developed content management system
- •Built e-commerce websites for small businesses
- •Designed business cards and marketing materials
- •Made living while studying
Certifications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
2014
Microsoft BizTalk 2006 R2
Microsoft
2006
Microsoft C#.NET 2.0
Microsoft
2005
The .NET Design Master Class
Professional Training
2004