Mikkel Maae Østergaard
Full Stack Developer & Computer Science Student
Phone: +45 25 13 25 83
Email: Mikkelmaae@gmail.com
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Computer Science student with hands-on experience building and operating full-stack cloud-native applications. Founder of OMikkel.com where I develop and maintain licensed software for game servers using technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Next.js and Lua. Passionate about infrastructure, automation, and creating reliable developer and customer experiences. Known for being proactive, dependable, and quick to learn.
Experience
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Founder & Developer
OMikkel.com
Aug 2019 - Present
- Built and sold licensed plugins for FiveM with more than 800 active customers
- Designed and maintained a full software product lifecycle: development, CI/CD, license validation, support
- Operated cloud infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes
- Tech stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, MySQL, Lua and Git
Key Account Manager
Byggefakta A/S (Spain), Malaga
Feb 2023 - Sep 2023
- Assisted in launching a new office in Spain and onboarded Danish contractors to the Byggefakta SMART platform.
- Managed the entire sales cycle from initial contact to setup.
Skills
Projects
Optigo Danmark ApS
FreelanceCRM System
Full Stack Developer
Sep 2023 - Nov 2023
Project Highlights
- Developed and deployed a full-stack CRM solution
- Served ~10 employees, automated sales tracking, linked order data to setup technicians, saved voice recordings in S3
- Integrated the Danish CVR API for company data and lookup
- NextJS
- PostgreSQL
- TypeScript
- Docker
- AWS S3
- DK CVR API
- Dinero API
"I gave Mikkel a single briefing about what we needed, and he immediately understood it. Within a few weeks, he developed a fully operational system that required very few adjustments — truly a competent provider!"
Brian Lang
Owner
OMikkel.com
E-Commerce platform OMikkel.com
Full Stack Developer
Jun 2022 - Ongoing
A full‑stack e‑commerce platform with integrated customer area for managing licenses. Built from the ground up, OMikkel.com integrates a headless CMS, robust payments via Stripe, cloud‑native scaling, and event‑driven order processing to deliver a seamless and automated shopping experience.
Project Highlights
- Over 800 active customers using licensed digital products for the FiveM platform.
- License validation service used by individual game servers to verify active purchases before enabling plugins.
- Seamless purchasing experience with instant delivery, Stripe-powered checkout, and automated email receipts via AWS SES.
- Highly scalable infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes, enabling rapid deployments and high availability.
- Event-driven order processing pipeline using RabbitMQ, ensuring decoupled services and reliable transaction handling.
- Content management with SanityCMS, supporting flexible product listings and customer management.
- Optimized performance with AWS S3 and Cloudflare CDN, delivering fast-loading assets and high Lighthouse scores.
- NextJS
- SanityCMS
- MySQL
- TypeScript
- Docker
- AWS S3
- AWS SES
- Stripe API
- RabbitMQ
- Kubernetes
Education
Bachelor in Computer Science
Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 2024 - Expected Jun 2027
Key courses
- Algorithms and Datastructures
- Computer Architecture
- Network & Operating Systems
- Software Construction and Architecture
- Human Computer Interaction
- Databases
- Distributed Systems and Security
HHX - Danish Business College Programme
Learnmark Horsens, Horsens, Denmark
Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
A 3-year advanced business education combining economics, international trade, marketing, and language skills with general academic subjects. The programme emphasizes applied business understanding and prepares students for further studies or careers in business and commerce.
Key courses
- Business Economics
- International Trade & Economics
- Marketing
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- English (Advanced Level)