My name is Niklas Vincent (né Lindblad) and I love technology in all its forms.
When I was 11 I got a copy of the Borland Delphi IDE and started to play with Objective Pascal. Two years later I compiled my first Linux kernel from scratch in order to get my sound card working using ALSA instead of the (at the time) default OSS.
From there on I have spent thousands of hours playing with various programming languages and operating systems.
Today I am a Senior Software Engineer at Spotify, where I help tackle moderation and compliance challenges at scale.
Feel free to get in touch, you can find my contact information here.
Technical Stack
Over the years, I have built and maintained systems using a wide variety of tools. My current focus is primarily on distributed systems using Java.
- Languages: Java, Scala, Golang, Python, PHP (and Objective Pascal)
- Infrastructure & Data: AWS, GCP, Postgres, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB
Personal Timeline
- September 2024 — Present
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Senior Software Engineer at Spotify
Leading technical initiatives within the moderation and compliance space, architecting scalable backend systems to meet evolving global regulatory requirements.
- July 2020
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Software Engineer at Spotify
Worked as a full-stack engineer building and scaling platform integrity services, balancing high-throughput backend development with internal tooling and UI.
- April 2018
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Backend Engineer at Monzo Bank
One of three engineers responsible for the technical foundation of Monzo’s initial US launch. Designed new payment processors and modernized existing infrastructure to ensure consistency for billions in monthly volume.
- January 2017
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R&D Software Engineer at Nominet
Working on TV White Space.
- March 2015
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Software Engineer at The Guardian
Working as a full-stack developer in the Digital Development department
- October 2014
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Web Developer at D3R
Full-stack developer working with various e-commerce websites
- September 2013
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Analyst at a major American investment bank
Developer Operations for the Python/C++ based Athena trading system within the investment bank
- August 2013
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Moved to London
To take up on a job offer after graduating
- June 2013
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Graduated with an MSc in Enginerering, Nanoscience Engineering
For my master thesis, I designed mixer circuits using III-V nanowire transistors with an improved noise model.
- November 2012
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Awarded the Agardh's Medal in Silver
By The Academic Society at Lund University for my contributions to student life in Lund.
- December 2011
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Won Best Business Idea in Venture Cup
Regional award for best business idea together with Nicklas Nygren. Our business idea was already up and running as a business: Kontxtr - a real-time Twitter screen for events.
- Summer 2011
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Became part of Kvittar
Joined a team of six as a System Architecht, helping build the first working system for digital receipts in Sweden, whilst continuing my studies full time
- Autumn 2010
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Joined Dreamhack Network Crew
Became part of the team that builds the infrastructure for the world's largest computer festival held annually in Jönköping, Sweden
- June 2009
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Founded Lindblad IT
My own company which served a wide variety of clients ranging from tech startups to government agencies whilst I was studying full time
- June 2008
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Started studying Nanoscience Engineering in Lund
A five year interdisciplinary engineering degree leading towards a MSc