Technical Lead – GenAI & Cloud Engineering

Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (On-site 3 Days per Week)
Employment Type: Full-Time (FTE)
Experience Required: 5-10 Years
Language Requirement: Swedish (Mandatory), Any nationality can apply

We are looking for a seasoned Technical Lead specializing in Generative AI and Cloud Engineering to spearhead the design, architecture, and delivery of cloud-native, AI-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, Python, FastAPI, OpenAI API integration, and Generative AI technologies. This role demands a proven track record of leading engineering teams and making strategic technical decisions to build scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Architecture: Own the end-to-end technical architecture and solution design for complex projects. Lead and mentor engineering teams, providing technical guidance and driving technology selection and implementation strategies. Conduct architecture and code reviews, perform technical assessments, and collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
- Cloud Engineering (GCP & BigQuery): Design and develop cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform. Build and optimize BigQuery solutions for analytics and data processing workloads. Integrate cloud services with applications, APIs, and data platforms while implementing best practices for cloud security, monitoring, access management, and deployment. Focus on optimizing cloud performance, scalability, and resource utilization.
- Python & API Development: Develop and maintain backend applications using Python. Build RESTful APIs with FastAPI, integrating backend services with databases, cloud platforms, external systems, and AI models. Implement authentication, logging, testing, monitoring, and comprehensive API documentation. Troubleshoot and enhance application performance.
- Generative AI & OpenAI Integration: Design and implement AI-powered applications and generative AI solutions. Integrate OpenAI APIs and other large language models into enterprise applications. Develop AI-driven workflows and automation capabilities, ensuring solutions meet security, scalability, reliability, and performance standards.
- Software Delivery & Engineering Excellence: Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from design through production support. Support version control, CI/CD pipelines, testing, deployment, and release management. Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies. Ensure alignment between technical delivery and business objectives.

Required Qualifications
- Proficiency in Swedish (spoken and written) is mandatory.
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and BigQuery.
- Strong Python development skills with experience building REST APIs using FastAPI.
- Practical experience integrating OpenAI APIs and designing generative AI solutions.
- Proven leadership experience in managing development teams and driving technical decisions.

Preferred Qualifications and Additional Skills
- Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with AI agents, workflow automation, cloud security, and identity access management (IAM).
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
- Experience in data analytics, data platform integration, monitoring, observability tools, and database design/optimization.
- Skilled in conducting code reviews and enforcing engineering best practices.
- Ability to define technical roadmaps and align them with business goals.
- Relevant certifications in GCP and AI/Generative AI are advantageous.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience working in hybrid and distributed team environments.

This role offers the opportunity to lead cutting-edge AI and cloud engineering initiatives within a dynamic, hybrid work setting in Stockholm. If you have a passion for innovation and technical excellence, and meet the language and technical requirements, we encourage you to apply.