With 15+ years leading large, global engineering organisations, I partner with companies to tackle complex challenges, scale their teams, and ship things that matter.
Available in Skåne, Copenhagen and remotely.
Interim or fractional engineering leadership. I build teams, set technical strategy, and establish the culture and practices that make delivery reliable.
From defining roadmaps and clarifying ownership to driving cross-functional delivery. I bring structure, momentum and a product mindset to complex initiatives.
Helping engineering teams navigate the shift to AI-assisted development — from tooling strategy and ways of working to building a culture where new technology actually gets adopted.
Certified coach with experience supporting leaders and individuals through career transitions, leadership challenges, and personal development.
Led Elevate, an AI-driven platform delivering real-time search and personalised recommendations to millions of end users. Managed 3 Senior Engineering Managers, 1 Product Architect, 1 Staff Engineer, and 2 Principal Engineers across an org of 47 engineers.
Established a dedicated product function within the Data Platform, defining roles, ownership, and ways of working. Moved internal data products from zero adoption to active usage across the organisation.
Owned technical strategy and execution for a mission-critical data processing platform used across the company. Managed 4 Engineering Managers, 3 Staff Engineers, and 31 engineers across complex distributed systems.
Led Data Foundations within a 300-person organisation, managing 9 Engineering Managers and 75 engineers. Owned technical strategy for Spotify's most critical data assets and spearheaded a major platform split to increase delivery speed.
Led engineering for Spotify's player-facing marketing and messaging platforms across ~30 engineers. Delivered real-time, personalised messaging for millions of users and led a company-wide personalised content initiative.
Started as QA engineer and rapidly progressed to Product & Engineering Manager. Owned cross-functional release planning and execution for global releases reaching millions of users.
Worked as a consultant across multiple clients in software development, testing, and project management roles.
Developed software in C++/MFC, laying the technical foundation for a career spanning engineering, product, and leadership.
I'm Frida — an engineering and product leader with 15+ years across roles as Director of Engineering, Product Manager, Project Manager, QA, and Software Engineer. That breadth isn't accidental: understanding every role in a team is what makes me a better leader.
Since 2009 I've led and coached people and engineering organisations — managing teams of up to 75 people within companies of up to 9,000 employees.
My passion sits at the intersection of business, technology, and people. I've worked in scale-ups and global corporations, always focused on the same things: rapid innovation, technical excellence, and developer productivity.
Those I work with tend to appreciate my clear, direct communication and my ability to create structure in complex situations. Many highlight how I help teams stay grounded and focused during times of change.
Available for fractional, interim, and permanent engagements.
Working through a leadership transition, a platform challenge, or a strategic question? I'd love to hear what you're building — and whether I can help.
✉ mail@fridajohansson.com