Pehr Söderman
Co-founder And CEO at Kattis
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolPehr Söderman is a Ph.D.-trained technologist and entrepreneur with 15 years of experience building systems at the intersection of networking, security and scalable applicant filtering. As co-founder and CEO of Kattis since 2010, he has translated deep research on transport protocols, routing and quality measurements into a practical platform for evaluating and hiring developers. His academic work at KTH focused on using quality measurements to improve network performance, and he has taught and developed master-level courses in security and networking. Comfortable shifting between research and product, Pehr combines rigorous protocol-level thinking with hands-on startup execution. Based in Stockholm, he brings a rare blend of theoretical depth and operational experience that informs how Kattis evaluates distributed systems and developer skills. An understated detail: his background includes applied security work on wireless sensor networks from industry research to inform practical, deployable solutions.
15 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information and Communication Technology, Teknologie doktor, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information and Communication Technology, Teknologie doktor at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyEngineer’s Degree, Degree program in Computer Science and Engineering, Civilingenjör, Engineer’s Degree, Degree program in Computer Science and Engineering, Civilingenjör at The Royal Institute of Technology
Swedish, English, German
Github Skills (53)
seccomp10
template-engine10
java10
smarty10
logic10
monitor9
sandbox9
security9
python9
django9
failover9
sentry9
specification9
php9
crash-reports8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pehrsoderman/isolate
Jan 2019 - Jul 2024
Sandbox for securely executing untrusted programs
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
securitysandboxprogramsuntrustedsecurely
pehrsoderman/problemtools
Sep 2016 - Aug 2024
Tools to manage problem packages using the Kattis problem package format.
Contributions:1 release, 64 pushes, 20 branches in 8 years
kattisproblem
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