Summary
Claes Gyllensvärd is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building scalable web systems and modern microservices architectures. He combines hands-on backend development in Go, PHP and TypeScript with strong DevOps practice—Kubernetes, Docker and AWS—to improve reliability, cost-efficiency and deployment velocity. At ESL FACEIT Group he led a microservices overhaul, introduced testing and static analysis across the lifecycle, and advanced CI/CD practices that reduced bugs and sped releases. His background includes breaking down monoliths into distributed systems at The Economist and practical experience with GraphQL, DynamoDB and React. Claes is pursuing CKAD certification and studies domain-driven design to align architecture with business needs, reflecting a strategic blend of engineering and product thinking. Colleagues describe him as a detail-oriented problem-solver who mentors teams while shipping robust, production-grade solutions.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Växjö Fria Gymnasium
English, Spanish, German, Swedish