Troels Lenda Strand
I design systems, write code, and remove friction.
$echo $HEART>my heart runs Linux; everything else is in compatibility mode.
Who I Am
Senior software developer with 20+ years in the industry. I thrive in the space between architecture and implementation — close enough to whiteboards to shape direction, close enough to the code to know what it costs.
Still hands-on, and not particularly interested in stopping. I care about sustainable systems, clean abstractions, developer experience, and code that someone — possibly me, possibly a stranger — can still reason about in three years.
When I encounter the same friction twice, I try to turn it into a tool instead of just complaining about it.
How I Think
A few questions I find myself asking, often:
- Shouldn’t we streamline this
- Can this become a shared capability
- Can we generalize this with a small compromise
- Why are we rebuilding what Elasticsearch already solves
- Can tooling solve this permanently
Good architecture, to me, is mostly about reducing friction and respecting the strengths of the platforms you already stand on. Don’t out-clever the database. Don’t reinvent the search engine. Make the easy thing the right thing.
What I Bring
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Architecture & Systems
API design, reusable capabilities, search architecture, pragmatic abstractions, maintainability.
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Frontend
Angular, TypeScript, CSS / SCSS / HTML, content-driven platforms.
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Backend & Infrastructure
Java, Node.js, Spring Boot, Firebase, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, nginx, databases.
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Developer Experience
Internal tooling, automation, local development workflows, repository navigation, onboarding simplification.
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Platforms & CMS
Drupal, Umbraco, TYPO3, content management.
Selected Work
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Bankdata
Self-service investment platform
Problem: A regulated financial product surface that has to stay reliable as it grows.
Contribution: Angular frontend work alongside Java services and CI/CD pipelines that keep delivery boring in a good way.
Focus: Reliability and maintainability in financial systems.
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DGI IT
Internal applications & DevOps
Problem: Internal tools that real teams depend on every day.
Contribution: Angular applications on top of Umbraco, with shared ownership of the DevOps story end to end.
Focus: Stable internal platforms and a calm release cadence.
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Unlisted consultancy
Backend / serverless architecture
Problem: Consumer products that need to scale without a server room.
Contribution: Backend and serverless architecture on Google Cloud Platform and Firebase — including Dripdrop.io and Wedbox.
Focus: Lean infrastructure that lets product move fast.
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Reload
Senior fullstack & frontend lead
Problem: Large CMS and web platforms with long lifespans and many stakeholders.
Contribution: Frontend lead and senior fullstack on dds.dk, spejder.dk, ida.dk, scleroseforeningen.dk, gocook.dk and more.
Focus: Sustainable platforms editors and developers can both live with.
Developer Experience
“When I encounter repeated friction, I usually build a tool and share it.”
Repository navigation helpers, automation scripts, local development improvements, internal tooling that quietly removes a paper cut a hundred times a week. None of it is glamorous. All of it compounds.
The Environment I Work Best In
- Trust, autonomy, and real technical ownership.
- Freedom to choose tools and operating systems.
- Secure but low-friction access to files and services — VPN or similar.
- A calm engineering culture.
- Pragmatic decision-making over ceremony.
- Deep focus over excessive process.
- Teams that care about long-term sustainability.
// Linux desktop. tmux. Vim motions everywhere.
AI & Engineering
I use AI-assisted development to accelerate prototyping, scaffolding, and first-pass review work — while maintaining full ownership of architecture, code quality, and production decisions. The taste, and the responsibility, remain mine.
Get in touch
No forms. Just an email.