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Meet our team
We're a mix of software engineers, data scientists and entrepreneurs working together to create remarkable technology.
Axel Ahlbeck
Software engineer with long experience in machine learning and embedded systems. With a background working for ARM, Axel is particularly skilled at machine learning, deep learning and functional & non-functional testing of both hardware and software. At Backtick, Axel designs, implements, and tests scalable machine learning models, tools and APIs. He's comfortable around multiple frameworks and libraries in the Python, C, C++, Java & Typescript ecosystems. M.Sc. Computer Science & Eng, LTH
Birger Kleve
Thorough theoretical background in AI and statistics. Multiple years experience in applied data science and building complex statistical models. Particularly passionate about data driven organizations and applying statistics and machine learning to enable and optimize businesses. At Backtick, Birger leads the data science division and ensures theoretical best practices are merged with modern tools and frameworks. M.Sc. Computer Science & Eng, LTH M.Sc Applied AI, Chalmers University.
David Strömbäck
Developer with 15+ years of experience. Lived through the many paradigm shifts of web development. Today an expert with deep knowledge in high velocity data and web technologies, data structures and design patterns. At Backtick, David works in the intersection of big data and the web. Enjoys problems where both humans and technology is at the center. B.Sc. Information Systems, Lund University
Fredrik Olsson
Meticulous data scientist and expert in statistical modelling, mathematics and data analysis. Appreciates a good math problem. At Backtick, Fredrik works together with engineering teams to build world class machine learning and deep learning models, data visualization tools and data driven insights. Skilled in Python ecosystem tools including distributed computing frameworks such as Spark and Dask. M.Sc. Industrial Eng. & Mgmt, LTH
Gustav Handmark
Experienced everything engineer who eventually fell in love with development. Appreciates a well engineered system that strives for low maintenance and zero downtime. Enjoys finding memory leaks and bugs. At Backtick, Gustav engineers complex systems and infrastructure across the entire stack, including pipelines, MLOps, end-to-end ML model training and API development. Thorough skills in infrastructure, deployments, scalability, automation and systems architecture. M.Sc. Industrial Eng. & Mgmt, LTH Master of Laws, Lund University
Johan Henriksson
Experience writing code for 15+ years. Builds complex fully featured end-to-end systems that scales. Creator of open source projects Cowait, a framework for running distributed Python on Kubernetes, and Goworld, a Vulkan-based 3D engine written in Go. At Backtick, Johan typically builds infrastructure, big data & machine learning pipelines, APIs, integrations and the occasional machine learning model. Proficient in multiple programming languages including Go, Python, TypeScript, C, C# & PHP. M.Sc. Computer Science & Eng, LTH
Jonas Skog
Strong background in machine learning and software engineering. Jonas previously worked at ARM with performance analysis of ML models. Experience as both software engineer, machine learning engineer, team lead and scrum master. At Backtick, Jonas focuses on technology and complex problem solving, specifically in MLOps and data engineering. Skilled in data science, data engineering, databases, test automation, devops, infrastructure and embedded systems. M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, LTH
Martin Jakobsson
Martin is a software engineer who loves clean, testable and maintainable code. Creator of open source project Hexacraft, a Minecraft inspired game with hexagonal blocks on a cylindrical world in Scala. At Backtick, Martin designs, build and deploys scalable systems. Experienced in multiple programming languages including Java, Scala, Typescript, Python, Go, Swift and C++. Thorough mathematical and algorithmic knowledge. Participates in programming competitions - achievements include finals in a Swedish national competition. M.Sc. Computer Science & Eng, LTH
Michal Stypa
Devoted and awarded leader and software engineer with a background in big data and software engineering from Apple. Started a few companies before Backtick, including Pickador and LundTec. Experience in designing, leadning and implementing robust, scalable systems in multiple technologies. At Backtick, Michal's tasks are nowadays a bit more managerial. He makes sure engineering teams thrive, that clients get valuable solutions to hard problems, and that the overall direction of the company goes well. M.Sc. Information Technology, LTH
Oskar Handmark
Innovative & awarded entrepreneur and software engineer with experience from Apple and multiple startups. Previously worked with big data and software architectures but nowadays spends most of his with working with innovation and product development. Appreciates a good investment opportunity. Aside from multitasking various things internally, Oskar leads the overall work of Backtick's first product company - a fully managed big data platform. Passionate about venture studios. Advises startups and tech companies around funding, innovation and software engineering. M.Sc. Computer Science & Eng, LTH
Szymon Stypa
Experienced and creative full stack engineer, primarily in the JavaScript and web ecosystem. Picked up a wide range of technology skills due to programming passion from a very early age, specifically in web technologies, game development, audio synthesis and embedded systems. At Backtick, Szymon builds APIs, integrations, backends and frontend applications that scale. Skilled in multiple programming languages including TypeScript, Python, C, Java and Go. M.Sc. Information Technology, LTH
Zuzanna Sadowska
Experienced software engineer and scrum master with a passion for Life Sciences. Zuzanna has previously worked as a software engineer at Apple, as well as with Software as a Medical Device, touching big data and AI applications. At Backtick, Zuzanna focuses on big data engineering challenges, specifically in streaming, storage and distributed computing environments. Skilled in data engineering, databases, cloud computing and infrastructure with Scala, Java and Python as her primary toolkit. M.Sc. Engineering Nanoscience, LTH B.Sc. Biology, Lund University
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