Anders Björklund
System Developer at Volvo Cars
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAnders Björklund is a seasoned system developer with 19 years of experience building cloud-native, Linux-based systems using Go and Java, currently working at Volvo Cars and consulting via Techin Solutions and Aliant from Gothenburg. He blends hands-on engineering in Kubernetes, CI/CD and packet-core systems with architecture experience from a Software Factory role, delivering robust backend services for automotive and telecom domains. Anders is an active open-source contributor with backend work on cross-distro tooling like PackageKit and maintenance contributions to Homebrew’s legacy formulas, showing attention to portability and package management. His career spans long-term engagements at Ericsson and multiple consultancy roles, reflecting an ability to adapt across large-scale product and embedded infotainment projects. Trained in engineering physics at Chalmers, he brings a methodical, systems-oriented mindset and a knack for improving error reporting and dependency handling that often goes unnoticed but materially reduces operational friction.
19 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Porthälla gymnasiumEngineering Physics, Engineering Physics at Chalmers University of Technology
Swedish, English
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Github Skills (25)
formula10
back-end-development10
python10
package-management10
ruby10
homebrew10
formulas10
develop9
build-system8
sh6
system-administration6
script6
shell6
linux6
load-balancing6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
PackageKit/PackageKit
Jun 2008 - May 2013
A D-BUS abstraction layer that allows the user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:394 commits, 3 comments in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Anders primarily focused on back-end development, contributing code changes to the smart backend for the PackageKit project. They implemented new features, such as the ability to download packages. Furthermore, they added filtering features for dependencies, and worked on improving error reporting. The user also made changes to reflect the API by fixing code and refactoring variable names and code.
secureapid-buslinuxbus
Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
Jan 2011 - Aug 2015
💀 The former home of Homebrew/homebrew (deprecated)
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:19 commits, 5 PRs, 62 comments in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Anders primarily contributed to the `homebrew/legacy-homebrew` repository by modifying Homebrew formulae. Their work involved fixing build issues, updating dependencies, and adjusting configuration parameters, specifically related to the `rpm` formula. They also updated other formulae, such as `awf` and `zero-install` to newer versions or to include bug fixes, showing a focus on maintaining and improving the existing software packages.
macoshomebrew
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