Kuka Helsinki
A professional search platform connecting journalists with experts from universities, companies and other organisations.
At its peak, the platform included thousands of professional profiles and was used by hundreds of journalists.
Role
CTO / Lead Developer · 2016–2020
What I did
I joined Kuka Helsinki as a developer in 2016 and later became CTO and partner. I led a small development team through a complete rebuild of the platform and later became the sole developer responsible for the product.
My work covered application development, search, user accounts, admin tools, technical architecture, visual identity, branding and ongoing product development.
Technical
Vue · Express.js · Firebase · Algolia · Node.js
Platform reach
Kuka connected experts and journalists nationwide. Its network included higher education institutions, companies, organisations, foundations and media outlets across Finland.
Experts and journalists
The service gave experts a direct channel to the media and gave journalists access to a broad expert pool and new story ideas.
Higher education network
Kuka’s partner network included universities and higher education institutions across Finland.
Media network
The service connected experts with national, regional and specialist Finnish media outlets.
