.NET Developer & Integration Specialist
Helgi Skjortnes
I build robust integrations, APIs, and backend systems that just work.
About
I'm Helgi — a .NET developer at SpareBank 1 in the Norwegian financial sector by day, and a freelance backend engineer the rest of the time. I've spent the last decade building everything from ERP systems and CRM integrations to media automation platforms and AI agent orchestrators.
My background is self-taught. I started from a YouTube video about making games, got hooked, and never looked back. That path through restaurant ownership, sales, and eventually software consulting means I understand both the code and the business side of what I build.
When I'm not writing code for clients, I run a homelab that's probably more infrastructure than one person needs — Proxmox cluster, a dozen Docker stacks, ZFS storage, Cloudflare tunnels, the whole thing managed with OpenTofu. My current obsession is Hrolbot: an autonomous AI agent system where Claude Code workers coordinate through a message mesh to write and review real code.
I'm based in Ålesund, Norway. I work with clients worldwide and I'm always interested in integration challenges, backend systems, and automation work.
Experience
Senior .NET Developer & Head of Integrations
.NET development in the Norwegian financial sector. Working with legacy systems modernization and building new services with C# and modern cloud technologies. Lots of redesign and rewrite work — turning old systems into maintainable, well-tested code.
Senior System Developer & Partner
Full-stack consulting with C#/.NET, Blazor, and Microsoft Azure. Built CRM integrations via Dynamics 365, secure member portals with Duende authentication, data pipelines through Azure Service Bus, and cloud storage solutions with Cosmos DB and Blob Storage. Clients included 62°Nord Hotel & Adventures and Reisegarantifondet.
Software Developer
Built the company website and custom in-house systems from scratch — ERP for internal operations, CMS for content management, and CRM for customer tracking. Full ownership from design through deployment.
Freelance Developer
Building apps, websites, APIs, and automation systems for businesses nationally and internationally. Specializing in .NET backend development, system integrations, and infrastructure automation. Active on Upwork and Freelancer.com.
Owner & Manager
Owned and managed a pub and live music venue. Staff leadership, financial management, event coordination, and business development.
Technologies
database
devops
framework
language
platform
tool
Projects
Hrolbot
Multi-agent AI platform running on a Proxmox VM — autonomous Claude Code workers coordinated through an MCP mesh for code review, builds, testing, and system operations.
Homelab
Self-hosted infrastructure and services
Automation
Development
Identity
Media
Networking
Security
Storage
Virtualization
Let's Work Together
Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it.
Get in touch