Jim Ekman
Principal Architect at HERE Technologies
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolJim Ekman is a Principal Architect based in Berlin with 10+ years of experience designing and shipping high-performance C++ systems across telecommunications, embedded devices, and game backends. He blends hands-on implementation (kernel drivers, platform abstraction layers, and state synchronization frameworks) with team leadership and tool-building to improve developer efficiency and future-proof products. At HERE Technologies he drives architectural direction, and previously led backend and product development at Snom and Bigpoint, including Docker/Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines. Jim’s background includes building fault-tolerant Linux platforms and low-level MacOS drivers, revealing a rare combination of systems-level expertise and product-focused engineering. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from Chalmers and runs a history of small-company entrepreneurship that informs pragmatic, reusable architecture decisions.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science and Engineering at Chalmers University of TechnologyNatural Sciences, Natural Sciences at Älvstrandsgymnasiet
Swedish, English, German
Github Skills (76)
sphinx-doc10
python10
esp3210
home-assistant10
cpp10
mqtt10
yaml10
home-automation10
platformio10
rp204010
sphinx10
iot10
esphome10
internet-of-things10
esp826610
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
blejdfist/git-metarepo
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
Git repository dependency manager, alternative to submodules
Contributions:39 commits, 5 PRs, 23 pushes in 2 years 9 months
dependency-manager
blejdfist/pycodegen
Feb 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:40 commits, 50 pushes, 7 branches in 3 months
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