Topi Tjukanov
Engineering Manager at Mapbox
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolTopi Tjukanov is an Engineering Manager at Mapbox in Helsinki with 10 years of experience building geospatial data pipelines and leading teams that deliver maps for automotive, logistics, consumer apps, outdoors and gaming. He blends hands-on cartographic design (Mapbox Studio, Figma) with software engineering using QGIS, PostGIS, ArcGIS and Python to move projects from ideation to production. His background spans senior map design, GIS consulting and a government role where he helped standardize land-use data, reflecting strength in both technical delivery and stakeholder-driven policy work. With dual training in business (BBA) and geography (BSc/MSc) — plus Russian studies in Saint Petersburg — he bridges product, technical and cross-cultural perspectives. A former shareholder and board member who contributes to open-source geospatial tools, he pairs pragmatic roadmap strategy with hands-on execution to turn complex spatial requirements into usable, scalable map products.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), International Business and Logistics, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), International Business and Logistics at Metropolia AmmattikorkeakouluRussian language, Russian language at Saint Petersburg State UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Regional Studies, 5 (Excellent), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Regional Studies, 5 (Excellent) at University of Helsinki
Finnish, English, Russian, Swedish, German
Github Skills (142)
tiles10
mapbox-gl10
wps10
gdal10
data-management10
geojson10
dump10
3d10
spatial10
openstreetmap10
javascript10
ogc10
qgis10
tms10
browser10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
tjukanovt/30DayMapChallenge
Dec 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:6 reviews, 24 commits, 19 PRs in 3 years
gis-datadata-visualizationdata-visualization-projectgeospatial-visualizationgis
tjukanovt/tjukanovt.github.io
Jan 2017 - Nov 2022
A bit of a mess. Just a place where I dump GIS stuff I want to share online.
Contributions:1 review, 45 commits, 4 PRs in 5 years 10 months
placebitmesssharedump
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