Karim Salman
CEO & Co-founder at Nekkra UG
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolKarim Salman is a seasoned software entrepreneur and engineer with 13 years of experience building web-first products and developer APIs. As CEO and Co‑founder of Nekkra UG, he leads the team behind Kraken.io, a widely used image optimization API for the web that reflects his focus on performance and developer tooling. His background spans hands-on roles from Java platform leadership to senior frontend engineering at companies including eBay and Hubrick, giving him full‑stack fluency across backend systems and client performance. Based in Berlin, he combines business acumen (BA in Business Studies) with practical computing training to translate product needs into scalable technical solutions. Known as a self-described “software development junkie,” he prioritizes shipping pragmatic, measurable improvements to web performance. Beyond the product, his career shows a pattern of turning infrastructure-level problems into developer-facing services that simplify real-world workflows.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Computing, Diploma Computing at The Open UniversityBA Business Studies, BA Business Studies at Dublin Business School
Github Skills (23)
image-optimization10
api-client10
kraken10
nodejs-library10
wordpress-plugin10
php-library10
maven-pom9
php9
magento-extension9
wordpress8
java8
commons8
nodejs8
api7
ruby5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kraken-io/kraken-php
Apr 2013 - Mar 2020
Official Kraken.io library for PHP - https://kraken.io
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes in 7 years
kraken-iophpkrakenapi-clientimage-optimization
kraken-io/krakenio-wp-plugin
Feb 2014 - Mar 2020
Official Kraken.io Wordpress Plugin
Contributions:18 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 6 years 1 month
image-optimizationwordpresskraken-iokrakenwordpress-plugin
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