# Jorgen Kjensli > Founding Engineer at Larridin Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jorgen Innovative engineering leader with experience in startup and large corporate environments, known for delivering exceptional business value through successful team leadership and a culture of collaboration. Consistently leveraging a solid blend of technical expertise, emotional intelligence, strong product intuition, and a deep understanding of business dynamics to drive strategic initiatives, achieve remarkable outcomes, and foster an environment of innovation and empowerment. Committed to cultivating dynamic team cultures that excel in challenging situations and consistently deliver outstanding results. ## Work Experience ### Founding Engineer @ Larridin Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, CA ### Senior Software Engineer @ Formally Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Director Engineering @ Peerspace Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area •Worked with a company wide cross-functional team to optimize the process for launching Peerspace in new metros, resulting in 20+ new metros launched in one year from max 3 in prior years •Collaborated cross-functionally with stakeholders across the company to set the strategic direction for the team, define the roadmap and lead the team to deliver value to stakeholders •Led the development of Peerspace’s integration with Forter for fraud detection which led to a reduction in fraud and chargebacks •Led the integration with Stripe Identity for ID verification, making the marketplace safer for users •Implemented foreign currency support in the admin website and in financial reporting in support of Peerspace expanding outside the US •Collaborated with the CFO to automatically create journal entries for Quickbooks from the financial reporting system, saving the Finance Team 8 man hours per month •Supported the CFO and Controller during multiple external audits by providing and interpreting data, leading to Peerspace successfully passing the audits •Recognized as an expert on Peerspace’s data, advising and training people across the company on how to access it, interpret it, and use data to make decisions •Managed a team of 3 full-stack developers; coached them, created growth plans and set goals resulting in increased contributions to the company objectives and the developers earning promotions ### Senior Manager Software Development @ Peerspace Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 •Hands-on technical leader at an early-stage startup, solving problems in front-end, backend, and data systems •Took ownership of tracking company financials by reconciling multiple data sources and building a system to ensure one source of truth for data, and creating a data pipeline for reporting •Developed an internal administration website to operate the marketplace using Clojurescript, Fulcro, and Clojure; helping internal teams do their jobs more effectively by centralizing processes ### Senior Manager Software Development @ Citrix Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 ### Manager Software Development @ Citrix Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 ### Staff Software Engineer @ Citrix Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 ### Senior Software Engineer @ Citrix Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 ### Software Engineer @ Citrix Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 ## Education ### MS + BS in Computer Science UC Santa Barbara ### BS in Computer Science Oslo and Akershus University College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jorgenkjensli --- Source: https://flows.cv/jorgen JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jorgen/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05