Summary
Dan Sahlin is a seasoned software engineer and Erlang specialist with over a decade of experience building telecom and internet-access systems from research to product. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from KTH and has worked across research labs, startups, and industry—most recently developing 5G testing software at Endava and automating systems testing with Erlang at DEK Technologies. His background includes leading engineering as CTO for fiber-optic solutions and inventing equipment for fiber and cable TV internet access, blending hands-on protocol work with hardware-aware software design. Comfortable in both academic and product environments, he brings deep expertise in Erlang/OTP, Git workflows, and distributed systems testing. Colleagues value his mix of rigorous research training and practical invention, which helps translate complex telecom requirements into reliable, testable software. Based in Stockholm, he continues to focus on telecom innovation and system-level automation.
10 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Computer Science, Ph.D. Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
English, Swedish