Hi, I'm Jakob.

I build secure apps & websites

  • 15+ years building software
  • AI-first workflow
  • Startups, enterprise, and my own projects
No bloatBloated themesPlugin overloadPage-builder lock-in

About me

Built so it does not get hacked.

Award of Distinction

MSc Cyber Security

University of Southampton

  • Ranked 6th in the UK for Computer Science and 1st for graduate prospects (Complete University Guide 2017).

First Grade

BSc Computer Science

University of Iceland

  • Taught web development as an assistant teacher and worked as a developer alongside the degree.

Exchange

Computer Science

University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Exchange semester focused on software architecture and cloud computing.
  • Ranked 38th globally (ARWU 2015).

Also on record

MSc programme certified by the UK National Cyber Security CentreCertified server management coursePenetration testing courseworkWeb and application security coursework

Proven at work

Digital signaturesCertificate managementSecure file transferEnterprise document securitySole engineer for product and security at a startupSecurity improvements on live production systems

I take products from prototype to production, with security built in from the start.

Architecture, backend, frontend and infrastructure.

Work & education

Timeline

  • Independent work
  • Education
  • Employment

  1. Around 2004

    The beginning

    First websites

    Building websites for my World of Warcraft guild.

  2. 2004 - 2013

    On my own

    Independent computer work

    Taking courses, building websites and writing scripts on my own.

  3. 2013 - 2016

    Bachelor's degree

    University of Iceland

    BSc Computer Science, First Grade.

  4. 2015

    Exchange semester

    UC Santa Barbara

    Software architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

  5. 2015

    Internship

    Tempo

    Programming intern, working across React interfaces and Python/Django services.

  6. 2016

    Teaching

    University of Iceland

    Web development teaching assistant, helping students build their course projects.

  7. 2017 - 2018

    Master's degree

    University of Southampton

    MSc Cyber Security, with Distinction.

  8. 2018 - 2022

    Enterprise

    Advania

    Full-stack work on Signet, from digital signatures to secure file transfer.

  9. 2022 - May 2026

    My own startup

    Torio

    Founder and sole software developer. Built PourSelf and Barhopp.

    Part-time alongside Aurbjörg from 2024.

  10. 2024 - 2025

    Startup team

    Aurbjörg

    Full-stack engineering and cloud operations for a financial platform.

  11. May 2026 onward

    Independent

    Independent clients

    Working directly with clients to build their apps and websites.

Work

Selected case studies and work

Products, websites, and company collaborations. Open one to see the work and what changed.

The PourSelf machine with its tablet, customer phone, and operator admin.
My startup2022 - 2025

PourSelf

Sole software developer for PourSelf at Torio: customer mobile app, machine tablet app, operator admin, Node.js backend, payments, and IoT integration.

Mobile app, tablet, admin + IoTView
The Aurbjörg financial overview website.
Employer2024 - 2025

Aurbjörg

Worked with the Aurbjörg team on full-stack product engineering across Kubernetes, Azure, React, TypeScript, and .NET 8 production systems.

Web appView
Signet website for electronic document signing.
Employer2018 - 2022

Advania

Four years building Signet products at Advania in React, .NET, Python, and SQL.

Several web productsView
Barhopp mobile app screen showing nightlife discovery
Solo developer

Barhopp

A live Iceland nightlife app with 12,000+ downloads, built around happy hours, venue discovery, events, and local bar onboarding.

iOS & Android app + websiteView
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Case study

Recent project

Blue Paradise needed a new website due to weak SEO and a broken booking link. Here is the difference, measured with public Lighthouse tools.

Blue Paradise coliving website section

Lighthouse scorecard

WordPress themeNext.js rebuild

Performance

Before: 63After: 97+34

Accessibility

Before: 86After: 100+14

Best Practices

Before: 96After: 100+4

SEO

Before: 50After: 100+50

AI agents

Before: 0/2After: 2/2+2/2

Early results

Organic clicks
+167%
Visitors from target-language countries
+40%
Visitors from locations of interest
Up from 5% of all visits
64%

Early Google search results

86% non-branded clicks

Share of disclosed query clicks.

24% click-through rate

For "coliving tenerife".

Google Search Console export, 17 October 2026. Last 28 days, filtered to one homepage URL with tracking parameters.

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Capabilities

What I do

Websites, apps, and automation built around a clear job.

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  • 01

    Websites

    Fast, accessible websites built to be found and easy to maintain.

    What I guarantee

    • 100% SEOaccording to Lighthouse
    • 100% accessibleaccording to Lighthouse
    • Fully indexableaccording to external crawl checks
    • >90% performanceaccording to Lighthouse
    Website work
  • 02

    Apps

    Useful iOS and Android products, from the first version to release.

    What I guarantee

    • One codebase for iOS and Android
    • Release support
    • Reliable updates
    • Clear handoff
  • 03

    Automation and internal tools

    Systems that remove repetitive work and make failures visible.

    What I guarantee

    • Visible run history
    • Failure alerts
    • Manual recovery
    • Clear ownership
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Django
  • .NET 8
  • C#
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • Semantic search
  • OpenAI & Claude APIs
  • n8n
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel
  • Shopify

Blog

From the blog

Sharp notes on security, performance, and shipping websites that hold up.

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