Erlend Ekern
Platform Engineer
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolErlend Ekern is a Platform Engineer based in Oslo with 10 years of experience building cloud-native platforms that enable autonomous product teams to move faster and more securely. He has led platform and cloud architecture efforts at Liflig, FREYR Battery, Vy and now Oslo Origo, combining hands‑on implementation with strategic platform design. Comfortable across the stack, Erlend focuses on developer experience, scalability and secure delivery pipelines while mentoring teams toward standardized, efficient practices. His academic background includes an MSc in Computer Science from NTNU with international study in AI and CS at Seoul National University and UNSW, reflecting a global and research-informed perspective. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic builder who blends broad systems thinking with deep technical craft.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Program Artificial intelligence, Exchange Program Artificial intelligence at Seoul National UniversityUNSW SydneyGeneral studies Natural Science and Mathematics, General studies Natural Science and Mathematics at St. Olav High SchoolNorwegian University of Science and Technology
Github Skills (200)
terraform10
aws-vault10
terraform-module10
emacs-lisp10
keychain10
emacs10
credentials10
aws-credentials10
cli10
aws-cloud10
typescript10
cloud-infrastructure10
development-kit10
terraform-provider10
aws10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
nsbno/terraform-stepfunction-status-slack
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:3 reviews, 21 PRs, 49 pushes in 1 year 2 months
stekern/cmdkern
Oct 2018 - Dec 2022
Terminal emulator webpage 👨💻
Contributions:69 commits, 6 PRs, 63 pushes in 4 years 2 months
xtermemulatorvt100terminal-emulatorjavascript
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