Jon Carlsen is a seasoned engineering leader based in Copenhagen with over 15 years of experience building cloud-native platforms, data-intensive systems, and developer self-service organizations. Currently Director of Engineering (Europe) at AXON Networks, he has a track record of scaling teams, integrating design and UX into engineering, and delivering high-throughput data processing and AI/ML analytics capabilities. He previously created developer and platform experience departments from scratch at Lunar and DFDS, driving Kubernetes adoption, microservices at scale, and measurable outcome-driven practices. Jon combines hands-on architectural work with people development—growing teams rapidly while certifying security and compliance (ISO 27001/ISAE 3000) and improving incident response. He is comfortable translating product and financial research into platform investments and has a history of embedding event-driven architectures and self-service tooling to accelerate delivery. Behind the scenes he blends academic rigor from DTU with practical experience starting in telecom SMS gateways to modern orchestration of cloud services.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Programmes in Business Administration (in Danish abbreviated HD) Business Administration and Management General, Diploma Programmes in Business Administration (in Danish abbreviated HD) Business Administration and Management General at Copenhagen Business School
High School Mathematics, High School Mathematics at Øregård Gymnasium
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
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