Hands-on Tech Lead: AI & Digital Commerce Architect

Columbia-Road; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Stockholm

Health insurance incl. mental health

Wellness allowance 5,000 SEK/year

Retirement pension 7% of salary

Unlimited learning budget

Employee stock options via share plan

Diversity, equity and inclusion values

Mobility and tech tools provided

Job summary

Columbia Road in Stockholm seeks a Hands-on Tech Lead, AI & Digital Commerce to bridge high-level architecture with hands-on engineering. You will own client engagements, shape technology strategy, and drive measurable business impact with autonomy and a supportive Nordic community.

Join our Stockholm team to lead AI-enabled digital commerce transformations, grow multidisciplinary squads, and partner with sales to expand opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software development with a lead or architect role.
• Versatile experience across enterprises, scale-ups, or digital consultancies.
• Proven track record building solutions from MVPs to large systems.
• Deep expertise in a backend ecosystem and cloud infra, plus frontend tech.
• Experience building AI in production and opinions on agentic coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders mapping tech choices to revenue and outcomes.
• Design architectures that fit the problem, from MVPs to scalable platforms.
• Stay hands-on: code, prototype, review, and lead APIs, integrations, and cloud work.
• Turn AI hype into business value by identifying use cases and building AI features.
• Lead and grow multidisciplinary teams, ensuring quality, security and delivery.
• Help grow Stockholm business by shaping proposals with sales and building local competence.

Skills

Lead architect

Backend stack

AI in production

Frontend frameworks

APIs & microservices

Cross-functional consulting

Swedish & English

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Node.js

TypeScript

Python

React

Next.js

Job description

Columbia Road in Stockholm seeks a Hands-on Tech Lead, AI & Digital Commerce to bridge high-level architecture with hands-on engineering. You will own client engagements, shape technology strategy, and drive measurable business impact with autonomy and a supportive Nordic community.

Join our Stockholm team to lead AI-enabled digital commerce transformations, grow multidisciplinary squads, and partner with sales to expand opportunities.