Eskil Olsen
About Eskil Olsen
Eskil Olsen is a Senior Staff Engineer with extensive experience in optimizing software for both individual systems and large-scale infrastructures. He has held significant engineering roles at companies such as Yelp, Uber, and Carta, and has a strong educational background in Computer Science and Linguistics from the University of Copenhagen.
Work at Carta
Eskil Olsen currently holds the position of Senior Staff Engineer at Carta, having joined the company in 2023. He works in the San Francisco Bay Area in a hybrid capacity. In this role, he applies his extensive experience in software engineering to optimize programs and manage large-scale infrastructure projects.
Previous Experience at Uber
Prior to his current role, Eskil Olsen worked at Uber for several years in various engineering positions. He served as a Senior Software Engineering Manager from 2014 to 2018, followed by a role as Senior Software Engineer for four months in 2014. He then transitioned to Uber Freight, where he held multiple positions including Senior Staff Engineer and Senior Software Engineering Manager from 2018 to 2023.
Education and Expertise
Eskil Olsen studied at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from 1994 to 2000. He also studied Linguistics at the same university, obtaining another Bachelor of Science from 1995 to 1999. His educational background supports his expertise in software engineering and programming.
Technical Skills and Background
Eskil Olsen has a diverse technical background that includes kernel hacking, appliance development, website creation, and testing infrastructure. He has experience managing projects that handle large query per second (QPS) volumes across thousands of nodes, executing millions of business transactions daily. He is proficient in multiple programming languages, including C, C++, Python, Ruby, Erlang, Golang, and iOS development.
Career at Yelp and Juniper Networks
Before his tenure at Uber, Eskil Olsen worked at Yelp.com as a Senior Software Engineer from 2010 to 2013 in San Francisco. He also spent six years at Juniper Networks as a Senior Software Engineer from 2004 to 2010. These roles contributed to his extensive experience in software development and engineering.