After working for CMA Contiki for almost 6 years I’ve now accepted a job offer from Frende Forsikring. Working at Contiki has been great and still is. I’ve learned a lot about the development process, the technologies we’ve used and how an ISV company should work effectively to deliver great products to happy customers. I also feel I’ve accomplished quite a bit while working here. Especially the introduction of Agile/Scrum/XP is something I’m proud of. Not to be the one that introduced it to Contiki, but how our teams have adopted the process and how we have continually improved it. I’ve also enjoyed my role as architect for many years and being R&D Manager the last year or so.

You may ask why I want to quit the company I’m so happy with? Good question It’s mostly because I’m constantly seeking new challenges and though Contiki is a great company it’s still quite small. We basically have one product. Though a great one it means that the technical areas we focus on is quite narrow. I feel that by working in Frende I will get many new challenges on many new areas, which I know I will enjoy. Also Frende is a brand new insurance company with many great new ideas, motivated people, new internal products in development and the latest of Microsoft technologies, which made them very attractive for me.

The hardest part about leaving Contiki is all the good friends I “leave behind". Some of them, like Torbjørn, I’ve known since we used diapers. We went to the same schools, coded small apps on Amiga together and are now working in the enterprise creating cool apps Actually I was responsible for hiring him to Contiki. Working together with one of your closest friends is really cool. I will defiantly miss that. I will also miss the great social atmosphere we have in Contiki and all the great conversations during lunch. And not to forget all the great fussball matches we’ve had! To all of you in Contiki; I hope our paths will cross again, lets keep in touch and I know you will keep coding the best Enterprise Contract Management system on earth!

But I’m not out of Contiki yet I will be working 1,5 month still and will start working for Frende 1st of February. I still have a lot I want to get done before I leave, so there’s no time for relaxation!