Birkir Guðjónsson
Founder at Enum
Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolBirkir Guðjónsson is a founder and seasoned software engineer based in Reykjavík with 15 years’ experience building web, mobile and embedded systems. He leads Enum and previously served as Technical Director at ueno., blending hands-on TypeScript/React/React Native and GraphQL work with native iOS/Android, C++ and microcontroller-level engineering. An active open-source contributor, he’s added 3D Touch peek-and-pop to wix/react-native-navigation, improved Three.js typings in react-three-fiber, and explored React-based CarPlay and a GraphQL CMS—demonstrating fluency across UI, native integrations and developer ergonomics. His early training in marine engineering and long-standing interest in vintage hardware and assembly give him a pragmatic, low-level perspective that informs robust architecture and tooling decisions.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Marine Engineering, Electricity, Mechanic, Engineering, Welding, Stage 1, Marine Engineering, Electricity, Mechanic, Engineering, Welding, Stage 1 at Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum
English, Icelandic
Github Skills (35)
threejs10
objective-c10
javascript10
ios10
react-native10
typescript10
navigationbar10
wpgraphql10
navigation-drawer10
carplay10
wordpress-graphql10
typescript-types10
3d10
graphql10
swift10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
birkir/react-native-carplay
Mar 2019 - Apr 2022
CarPlay with React Native
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:9 releases, 6 reviews, 45 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Birkir primarily contributed to the example application and made updates related to React Native CarPlay integration. The commits include updates to the example application's code, specifically modifying the `App.js` file, indicating work on UI elements and application logic for the CarPlay interface. Furthermore, the user added features, like the implementation of `MapTemplate`, and updated iOS files to support these changes.
reactnativereact-nativeandroidcarplay
birkir/prime
Feb 2013 - Sep 2020
✨Open Source GraphQL CMS
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 549 commits, 156 PRs in 7 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Birkir appears to have been involved in the development of a GraphQL CMS, making modifications across frontend and backend components. They added a large amount of code, including CSS modifications and JavaScript code changes to the Ace.js editor and application. Furthermore, the user pushed changes to the Prime.php file and several module-specific PHP files, indicating backend code contributions as well.
cmsreacttypeormtype-graphqlmobx-state-tree
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