Erik Sandrén
Media Backend Engineer at Spotify
Sweden
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolErik Sandrén is a seasoned software leader specializing in real-time graphics and video systems, currently guiding Storykit’s video stack as Tech Lead (video) and Senior Video Engineer. He builds cloud-native, GPU-accelerated rendering pipelines using Rust, Vulkan, and WebGPU, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalable Kubernetes workflows. His work balances offline rendering for final outputs with real-time previews through a load-balanced gRPC solution and chunk-based rendering, with client-side WASM previews to ease server load. With a background spanning Dataton, Qualisys, Arriver, and Veoneer, he combines C++, DirectX, motion capture, and modern graphics tooling (Maya, MotionBuilder) to deliver end-to-end multimedia pipelines. A Sweden-based professional holding an MSc in Media Technology & Engineering from Linköping University, he blends hands-on engineering depth with strategic technical leadership and a passion for pushing visual innovation.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Vocational Degree, Digital Graphics, Vocational Degree, Digital Graphics at SOFE - School of Future EntertainmentMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Media Technology & Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Media Technology & Engineering at The Institute of Technology at Linköping University
Github Skills (126)
threejs10
svg10
3d10
javascript10
css-grid10
webgl10
virtual-reality10
html510
canvas10
podcast10
computer-vision9
image-processing9
snow9
curses9
opencv9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
tistatos/setup-scripts
May 2019 - Aug 2023
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
emiax/stains
Aug 2016 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 comment in 6 years 5 months
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