Carl Ekman

Resume

I love working on great apps and smart solutions, preferably alongside creative, dedicated and inspiring people. I have done so thus far at different companies, ranging from the small startup hustle, to running my own firm, to the international enterprise world.

I’m fluent in Swedish and English, and I enjoy working in an international context. I was born in 1990, I have a Master’s degree from Uppsala university since 2014, and I have experience with app development and design since 2011.

Employers

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PayPal

Tech Lead (February 2020 - Current)

Zettle was acquired by PayPal and subsequently rebranded. Working in both Zettle and PayPal codebases as Tech Lead and Senior/Staff Engineer, mainly doing iOS.

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Zettle

iOS Developer (April 2019 - February 2020)

Working as an iOS engineer at Zettle in Stockholm, Started as freelancing gig, but signed on as an employee after a year. Was promoted to Tech Lead by the end of 2019.

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Self-Employed

Freelance Consultant (May 2017 - April 2019)

Offering services as iOS developer, UI/UX designer, and logo/brand designer. I’m currently not open to inquiries since I’m otherwise engaged.

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Cruitway

Partner, Designer (February 2014 - December 2017)

Partner and member of the tech team for digital recruitment startup Cruitway. UI/UX-design for native and web, developer, brand manager and graphic designer.

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Spire

Co-founder, Consultant (July 2012 - May 2017)

Full-stack digital consultancy Spire based in Uppsala, Sweden. Worked on various projects as designer and developer. Co-ran the company for 5 years.

Assignments

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iZettle

Consultant iOS Developer (March 2018 - April 2019)

I started my consultant assignment as an iOS engineer at iZettle in March of 2018, and after 13 months I accepted an offer to join the force as an employee. In late 2019 I was promoted to Tech Lead.

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Santander Consumer Bank

Consultant iOS Developer (August 2017 - February 2018)

Assigned to two undisclosed projects as an iOS resource at Santander Consumer Bank in Solna. Worked with Swift in a small agile team in a large, corporate environment. This was an assignment through the consultancy Consid as a sub-contractor.

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PostNord

Consultant iOS Developer (November 2016 - June 2017)

Worked with creative agency Bontouch in Stockholm, as a sub-contractor part of their mobile team developing the mobile apps for PostNord. Development both in Objective-C and Swift.

Education

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Uppsala university

Master’s degree in Computer and Information Engineering (August 2009 - June 2014)

Minor specialization in HCI. Thesis project conducted at consultancy Netlight in Stockholm. Thesis available here.