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Platform Team Lead

Stockholm / Munich

Operations / Full time / Hybrid

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About the Role

We're looking for a Team Lead for Netlight's Platform team - the AI and developer-platform layer that every builder at Netlight relies on daily. You'll lead a team of engineers, own the reliability and evolution of that platform end to end, and give the team real space to push the developer experience work it's most excited about.

Responsibilities

Team leadership and development: Set direction, coach, and grow a team of engineers; build a culture where ideas and concerns surface early.
Operational oversight: Own the day-to-day health of our cloud infrastructure and builder-experience platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Maintain oversight of GitLab and CI/CD infrastructure supporting Builders. Lead the documentation and knowledge-sharing work that makes the platform resilient by design, so uptime doesn't depend on any one person's memory.
Planning and execution: Shape the cloud infrastructure and AI Platform roadmap across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Balance stabilization work against the team's ambition to build strong builder infrastructure and sandbox environments across all three clouds, and drive the adoption of AI-assisted development tooling.
Communication and collaboration: Represent your team’s needs and constraints upward and advocate for them directly. Work with the team before making commitments that affect their scope, capacity, or working conditions.
Culture and engagement: Close the loop on feedback and follow through on commitments; build trust through consistency.

Requirements

Strong prioritization skills - comfortable running the role with a product mindset, balancing competing asks across the team.
Experience building or running a platform “as a product” - self-service paths, golden paths, service catalogs - rather than just keeping infrastructure operational.
Self-driven innovative mindset.
A track record of advocating assertively for your team with leadership and stakeholders.
Strong communication skills - able to translate technical trade-offs into business terms for non-technical stakeholders, and vice versa.
At least 3 years of experience leading software engineering teams.
Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure and/or GCP) - enough to make informed calls and earn credibility with the team, even if you’re not hands-on daily.
A track record of turning ambiguous, high-pressure situations into smooth, well-run operations.
Work from a Netlight office at least 3 days per week.
Fluent in English.
Swedish or German is a plus.

Nice to Have

Experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar developer infrastructure platforms.
Working in a Developer Experience or Platform Building group/team/area.
Direct experience with specific AI coding assistants or building custom LLM-based dev tooling.
Familiarity with cloud cost governance / FinOps.

We Offer

The possibility to be a core part of one of the most successful IT-consultancy companies in the industry - and contribute to the continued growth of our thriving Stockholm office.
Professional development and long-term career progression through knowledge sharing, mentorship, feedback, coaching, and external training.
Modern and centrally located offices in Stockholm or Munich.
A culture centered around community, collaboration, and continuous learning, complemented by social and competence-building events.
Everything you need to do your magic (computer, phone, mobile subscription).
Mental health & parental support offerings.
30 days of paid vacation.
Specific benefit package if positioned in Munich: Deutschlandticket, Wellpass.
Specific benefit package if positioned in Stockholm: 5000 SEK / year in health care benefit (“friskvård”), Private pension savings.

About the Company

Netlight is an international digital consulting firm, helping leading companies to succeed in the digital landscape, from advice to implementation. Our service contains the collective intelligence of more than 2000 consultants offering a comprehensive range of digital services, from strategy to technology. Co-creating the future today, since 1999.

Netlight has been awarded several times for profitable growth and management, as a top employer, and for our engagement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Located in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Zurich, Cologne, Amsterdam, Madrid, Toronto, and London.

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We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. The role is a full-time position starting ASAP. Please read the required qualifications carefully and note that fluency in the English language is a necessary requirement.

Send in your up-to-date CV. If we find that your profile matches what we are looking for, you will hear from us within two weeks of applying. We are looking forward to your application!

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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