Karl Bäckström
CTO & Co-founder at Eneryield
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Top SchoolKarl Bäckström is a CTO and co-founder with a decade of experience building ML-driven systems and startups, combining hands-on engineering with executive leadership at Eneryield. He holds a PhD in AI and Machine Learning Algorithms and Systems from Chalmers and spent years as a PhD candidate in Distributed Computing, giving him deep expertise in scalable, distributed ML architectures. Karl progressed from programmer roles at Ericsson and CPAC Systems to leading technical strategy and product delivery as Eneryield’s technical lead and now CTO, bridging research and commercial deployment. His background spans engineering physics and applied mathematics, which informs a methodical approach to complex algorithmic and systems problems. Based in Gothenburg, he pairs academic rigor with practical product instincts and a track record of translating research prototypes into production energy-tech solutions. An understated strength is his continuity with Eneryield—moving from board member to technical lead to CTO—showing uncommon institutional knowledge and long-term commitment.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Chalmers University of TechnologyStudentexamen Mathematics, Studentexamen Mathematics at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet
Swedish, English
Github Skills (4)
keyboard9
macos-sierra8
karabiner8
macos6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dcs-chalmers/shared-memory-sgd
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
karlback/ShMemDL
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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