Bjoern Knafla
Software Engineering Manager (Runtime And SYCL Language) at Codeplay Software
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBjoern Knafla is a software engineering leader with 17 years’ experience specializing in parallel runtimes, heterogeneous systems, and GPGPU tooling, now managing Runtime and SYCL Language engineering at Codeplay in Edinburgh. He combines hands-on compiler and runtime design with people leadership—having led expert teams, driven product engineering restructures, and supported OKR and ISO9001 processes across the company. His career spans research and industry roles from academic programming languages work and game AI to founding a parallelization and AI consultancy, giving him a rare blend of deep technical insight and practical product delivery. Known for translating customer needs into technical direction, he regularly partners with architects, teams, and customers to prioritize high-impact initiatives. Beyond engineering, he’s contributed to company inclusion efforts and guided teams through audits and organizational change, reflecting strengths in both technical strategy and operational governance.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma (equivalent to a MSc degree) Applied Computer Science in the Natural Sciences, Diploma (equivalent to a MSc degree) Applied Computer Science in the Natural Sciences at Bielefeld University
German, English
Github Skills (6)
staging10
sycl10
oneapi10
intel10
llvm10
monorepo2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bjoernknafla/peak
Oct 2009 - Aug 2010
Contributions:42 commits in 9 months
bjoernknafla/poc
Apr 2009 - Apr 2010
Contributions:67 commits in 1 year
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