Summary
Karl Grahn is a pragmatic engineering leader and founder with nine years in software and a long history of building teams, developer workflows and Kubernetes-enabled platforms. Currently Head of Engineering at Stakater, he brings hands-on SRE and DevOps experience from roles at Sinch and Qlik and a track record of founding and scaling product experiments through OSKER Consulting. He blends technical depth in release readiness, site reliability and cloud-native tooling with strategic product instincts honed by multiple app launches supported by LU Innovation. Based in Lund, Sweden, Karl pairs an MSc from KTH with an MBA mindset and a global perspective from exchanges in Tokyo and Mumbai. Notably, his career spans both enterprise release engineering and grassroots startup initiatives, giving him a rare ability to translate operational rigor into nimble product delivery.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
Master of Science, Master of Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Master's thesis: Catalogue Production Automation - Case Studies, Master's thesis: Catalogue Production Automation - Case Studies at Shibaura Institute of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese, Swedish, English