Joel Ek
Senior Transformative Sustainability Solutions Engineering Global Architect Manager
Kinda kommun, Östergötland County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolJoel Ek is a senior software engineer and sustainability-focused solutions architect with 25 years of systems development experience and a civil engineering degree in Media Technology from Linköping University. Currently leading transformative sustainability engineering at StormGlass while running his own consultancy Ryda Form & Funktion, he blends hands-on web development expertise with strategic, product-oriented architecture. His background includes impactful roles at Spotify and municipal IT, and an unusual detour as an independent board game designer that highlights his systems thinking and creative problem framing. Meticulous and detail-driven, he seeks continuous learning and enjoys collaborating on complex technical challenges. A small-tech advocate who has experienced big-tech scale, he favors pragmatic, maintainable solutions that bridge sustainability goals and developer workflows. Based in Östergötland, Sweden, he brings both entrepreneurial grit and long-term production engineering chops to cross-disciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Civilingenjör, Medieteknik, Genomsnittligt: 4.74, Civilingenjör, Medieteknik, Genomsnittligt: 4.74 at Linköpings universitet
English, Swedish, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
javascript7
typescript7
streaming-audio5
api3
python3
typechecker3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joelek/nexus
Jan 2020 - Jun 2026
Contributions:209 pushes, 4 branches, 30 tags in 6 years 6 months
joelek/atlas
Oct 2021 - Jan 2026
Contributions:1053 pushes, 24 branches, 33 tags in 4 years 3 months
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