Summary
Henrik Sommerland is a pragmatic fullstack software engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining services across Python, TypeScript, Go and Node.js, currently contributing to Epidemic Sound in Stockholm. He has a strong track record designing and shipping backend and frontend systems—from Django and FastAPI services to Electron apps and React/Redux frontends—often owning projects end-to-end from idea through deployment on AWS and GCP. Henrik blends infrastructure and developer ergonomics, with extensive experience in Terraform, ECS/Kubernetes, CI/CD and data stores like Postgres, DynamoDB and Redis. He’s comfortable in both product and ops roles, has led recruitment for engineering teams, and has repeatedly refactored legacy systems into testable, maintainable architectures. A former submarine electronics technician turned developer, he brings disciplined systems thinking and practical tooling experience to complex integration challenges.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
naval systems, naval systems at Försvarsmaktens tekniska skola (Armed Forces School of Engeneering)
High School Technology, High School Technology at Stockholms TekniskaGymnasium
Mathematics, Mathematics at Lund University
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Uppsala University
Swedish, English, German