Elliot Lindberg is an ambitious software engineer based in Stockholm with five years of hands-on experience building full-stack and backend systems since his teens. At 18 he has founded Curlyhair AI, contributed to notable open-source tools like a Reddit r/place drawing script and a popular reverse-shell generator, and shipped production work at organizations including ENS Labs and the Åland government. He moves fluidly between refactoring core logic, implementing OOP best practices, and polishing front-end UX, demonstrating both breadth and attention to detail. Elliot’s work has reached large audiences (300k+ users across projects) and shows a knack for practical automation and tooling that scales. Comfortable in startup and public-sector settings, he blends entrepreneurial drive with disciplined engineering. He’s also learning Chinese, hinting at a curiosity for new cultures and languages beyond code.
Script to draw an image onto r/place (https://www.reddit.com/r/place/)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:8 reviews, 7 commits, 18 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Elliot primarily contributed to the back-end logic of the Reddit r/place drawing script. Their work involved refactoring code, converting from `.env` to `config.json` for configuration management, and implementing object-oriented programming principles. They also addressed errors, formatted code using Black, and made changes related to the core functionality of placing pixels, including rate-limiting handling and board image fetching.
Hosted Reverse Shell generator with a ton of functionality. -- (Great for CTFs)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 1 comment in 24 days
Contributions summary:Elliot contributed to the frontend and backend functionality of the reverse shell generator. They implemented a meme-themed user interface, including CSS changes and theme switching. Additionally, they updated the shell commands, including adding `rcat` and fixing command history. The user also addressed minor bug fixes and code optimizations within the project.
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Elliot Lindberg - Software Engineer at Curlyhair AI