Hi, I'm Vidar 👋
I'm a software engineer and founder who enjoys building products from the ground up.
I focus on backend architecture, scalable systems, developer tooling, and products that solve real-world problems. I enjoy turning ideas into production-ready applications with clean code and thoughtful design.
Currently building platforms in music technology and developer infrastructure.
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## 🚀 Currently Building
### 🎵 Soundki
A discovery-first music streaming platform built to help independent and emerging African artists get discovered.
Unlike traditional streaming services that heavily favor established artists, Soundki focuses on surfacing great music through intelligent ranking, community engagement, and transparent discovery.
Some of the systems I'm building include:
- 🧠 Griot — An explainable ranking engine that identifies promising music using engagement quality, momentum, and community signals rather than just total play counts.
- 🤝 Co-signs — A reputation-based endorsement system where trusted users can help surface talented artists.
- 📈 Real-time Charts — Dynamic rankings powered by trends instead of popularity alone.
- ⚡ High-performance backend designed for low-bandwidth networks and emerging markets.
- 🌍 Built with Africa first, while remaining accessible to artists and listeners worldwide.
The goal is simple: make music discovery fairer, smarter, and more rewarding for both artists and listeners.
## 💻 Tech I Enjoy
- PHP (Laravel)
- Node.js & TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Docker
- Linux
- REST APIs
- Bootstrap
- Git & GitHub
## 🌱 Currently Learning
- Distributed systems
- Event-driven architecture
- Cloud infrastructure
- High-scale application design
## 🤝 Open To
- Open source collaboration
- Backend architecture discussions
- Startup conversations
- Building useful developer tools
## 💬 Ask Me About
- System architecture
- Backend development
- Product engineering
- Database design
- Startup building
## ⚡ Fun Fact
I enjoy designing products almost as much as building them. Every project starts with architecture before a single line of code is written.
