Erik Thorsell
Platform Engineer
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolErik Thorsell is a platform and DevOps engineer with 11 years of experience helping organizations streamline delivery through automation and platform engineering. As founder of Request for Coffee and a consulting partner at Kvadrat AB, he blends hands-on implementation with advisory work to drive DevOps transformations across automotive, manufacturing, and enterprise clients. Currently building platform capabilities at Zenseact, Erik has a track record of leading platform development and DevOps adoption at companies like Toyota Material Handling, Husqvarna Construction and KGH/Maersk. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from Chalmers and pairs academic depth with practical consulting grit—often translating Lean principles into software delivery improvements. Based in Gothenburg, he’s equally comfortable shipping infrastructure as code and guiding organizational change, and he likes to make technical work feel as inviting as a coffee chat.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Theological Leadership Theological and Ministerial Studies, Theological Leadership Theological and Ministerial Studies at Dalkarlså FolkhögskolaGymnasium Degree in Music Music, Gymnasium Degree in Music Music at VästerhöjdsgymnasietMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Chalmers University of Technology
English, Swedish
Github Skills (127)
telegram10
monorepo9
messenger9
python9
firmware9
usb9
raspberry-pi9
debugging9
home-automation8
mattermost8
linux8
mqtt8
golang8
collaboration8
react8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
ErikThorsell/qmk_firmware
Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
keyboard controller firmware for Atmel AVR and ARM USB families
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 6 months
controllerfirmwareavratmelusb
ErikThorsell/erikthorsell.github.io
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
Repository for my little website
Contributions:51 commits, 27 PRs, 267 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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