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Niklas Ollikainen is one of those who have been at TicTac since its very start. He is also our most prominent backend developer, which means that he creates the systems that our educations rely on.

Much of his work is focused at creating databases on our courses and their users. These databases function as a basis for long-term strategies, and other initiatives that we engage in with our clients.

Prefers teamwork

Niklas likes his job the most when he gets to find solutions for situations where there is a clear goal, but no set path.
- I really like to work in a team, either with clients or project managers, and follow a project from start to finish. It’s quite special when the process remains intact in that way; we have to deal with obstacles and dilemmas together and find solutions as we go.

The boss, the friends, and the freedom

At the end of the month Niklas is moving on towards new adventures. He is going to work with an old colleague in a smaller company. But it has not been an easy decision to leave TicTac, and he looks back at many great moments.
- My best memories from here are the boss, the friends and the freedom.
And we will miss him too. Andreas Olofsson, who has also been around since the early days of TicTac, talks about Niklas’ working bubble, and how nice it’s been to wake him from it. They have taken breaks to talk about music, and google guitars that they don’t need but would love to have in their collection. Others have mentioned Niklas’ incredible accuracy and his reliability. And the before mentioned boss, Carolina, calls him the Carles Puyol of TicTac.
- Nikals is an exceptionally competent developer and a real asset to the team. He is completely his own, and conveys that in such a way that everyone enjoys being around him, and feels comfortable in his presence. He is like Puyol in FC Barcelona, just as cool.