Summary
David Sikter is a Senior Developer with over six years of professional experience building and operating trading and financial systems, now working in Berlin after a career split between Stockholm and research roles. He combines strong backend skills in Python, Java and SQL with hands-on experience across C/C++, JavaScript and web/mobile stacks, and has applied machine learning in research contexts. David has bridged industry and academia as a developer on the NOMAD FAIR data project at Max Planck / Humboldt-Universität, bringing research-grade data engineering practices to production-focused financial software. His background includes deep product and operational work with Sungard Front Arena, PRIME and OMNI, giving him rare expertise in both front-office trading systems and data-centric research tools. He holds a Licentiate in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Computer Science, and is adept at translating complex domain requirements into reliable, auditable systems.
6 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering at Högskolan i Skövde
Licentiate, Electrical Engineering, Licentiate, Electrical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Uppsala University
English, German, Swedish