Sweetmorn, the 29 day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3187
From Netnod to Mullvad
Tomorrow is my last day at Netnod after seven years. While at Netnod I have mostly spent my time helping build several different anycast DNS solutions, but I also did some IX provisioning stuff, some security work, and in some small way also helped bring the Network Time Security protocol forward.
A few years back I was the team leader for the developers for a while, but I refused to have managerial duties so when Netnod formed an R&D department we got a new manager and I stepped back to some senior role. I managed to go without a title for quite a while. I liked that.
I believe I have made at least some difference through my work at Netnod but there is still a lot of work to do for the people who I leave behind. Good luck, everyone!
On Monday I start a new job as a member of the new(ish) Trustworthy Computing Research team at Mullvad VPN (again, no title!). More research, more computer security, and a bit closer to the hardware. And, hopefully, quite a bit less stress?
I will continue to work from Malmö, Sweden. I will even go to the same office, which I share with some friends.
It's with mixed feelings I leave Netnod. I still believe in Netnod's mission: Interconnections, worldwide DNS service, and very exact time. These are all important things. I like to think that in my new role I will also contribute to some important things, things that might also get used by Netnod.
What will I do at Mullvad? It's not really set in stone yet, but I believe I will help figure out how to trust machines more, even if they're remote. Some interesting projects that might be or become involved: