Joel
Drake

I’m a Senior Web Developer based in Stockholm, Sweden.

I have been working in tech since 2008. Did some heavy-duty PHP + jQuery back in the day and eventually got on the React bandwagon.

Since 2019, I’ve been part of a team building a web app for a major retail company in Sweden. We use Vue + TypeScript + GraphQL and it has been great to work with.

Big fan of open source in web development in general, and projects like Svelte, Vue, Deno and Preact in particular.

I like to be where there are good people and technical innovation.

Professional Timeline

2025

Continued deepening of knowledge in retail within the same project, where both the scope and the team have grown.
Skill level: Senior web developer. Programming skills starting to reach John Carmack levels.

2019

Joined a team building a web app for a major retail company in Sweden.
Skill upgrades: Vue, GraphQL, Typescript, Svelte.

2015

Launched a tech startup called Infoping together with ett.se.
Skill level: Philanthropic entrepreneur. Like Bill Gates but without the money. Started using React.

2013

Studied Copywriting at Berghs School of Communication (evening course).
Skill upgrades: Idea generation, Communication, Project briefs, Language, Rhetoric.

2012

Studied Graphic Design at Berghs School of Communication (evening course).
Skill upgrades: Web Design, Typography, Color, Layout.

2011

Started a company called ett.se together with colleagues from OpenText.
Skill level: Technical evangelist. Using PHP + jQuery.

2008

Started as tech support at OpenText.
Skill level: Rising tech star