About
Senior engineering, founder-to-founder.
SnowGrains Oy is led by Ari Salmi — a full-stack architect and serial entrepreneur based in Oulu, Finland.
Ari Salmi
CEO and founder. Serial entrepreneur. Expert full-stack architect with 20+ years of hands-on experience across C/C++, Qt & QML, TypeScript, mobile and cloud.
Ari’s super-power is the combination of deep technical craft and real operator experience: he has written the code, led the team, signed the contracts, and explained the roadmap to investors. When you hire SnowGrains, you’re hiring that whole perspective.
2000s →
Software engineer, team lead
Two decades writing production software across embedded, desktop and mobile. C++, Qt/QML, JS, and a lot else.
2010s
Founder, SnowGrains Oy
Started SnowGrains to bring senior engineering to startups and SMEs around Oulu — and beyond.
Recent
CEO, Cocie Media
Also leading Cocie Media — AI-enhanced advertising for modern brands.
Today
Finland Startup100 studio
SnowGrains has been listed among Finland’s Startup100 studios — shipping games, apps and health-tech.
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