Joakim Karlsson
System Architect at Axis Communications
Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolJoakim Karlsson is a seasoned system architect with over 20 years in software development and 16 years of hands-on professional experience, currently shaping backend and cloud systems at Axis Communications. He blends deep technical expertise in Go, Python, C++, Kafka, Kubernetes and AWS with practical architecture patterns like DDD and event-driven microservices to deliver scalable, testable systems and controlled legacy migrations. Known for creating autonomous teams, he pairs strong communication and leadership skills with a focus on software security and threat modeling to make complex systems understandable and maintainable. His career spans roles from developer to manager across product and consultancy environments, reflecting an ability to move between hands-on engineering and strategic architectural guidance. An often-overlooked strength is his emphasis on developer experience and reliable deployment pipelines, which helps teams ship faster without sacrificing quality.
16 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. Electrical Engineering at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityElectrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at Kristianstad University
Github Skills (56)
unit-testing10
cpp-library10
testing10
test-framework10
testing-library10
tdd10
bdd10
behavior-driven-development10
cpp10
fpm9
flask8
python8
apk8
packager8
archlinux8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
joakimkarlsson/igloo
Dec 2009 - Jun 2022
A framework for unit testing in C++
Contributions:368 commits, 4 PRs, 8 pushes in 12 years 8 months
cppunit-testing
joakimkarlsson/describe_it
May 2014 - Jul 2015
A nose plugin for describe/it syntax
Contributions:71 commits, 10 pushes in 1 year 2 months
describepluginnose
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