VP Engineering

Learnster is a learning platform on a mission to change how organizations develop their people. We combine a human-centered approach with modern technology and AI to help companies build real learning cultures. More than 200 customers and over 400,000 users in 50+ markets rely on us, including ICA, Sats, Röda Korset and Omegapoint. We are profitable, growing, and have a culture people genuinely enjoy being part of.

Now we're looking for the person who will take our technology to its next chapter.

The job
Learnster stands on solid ground: a working platform, loyal customers and a profitable business. But big changes are coming in how we build, how we scale and how we use AI. We want you to lead them.

This is not a role where you inherit a finished roadmap and keep the lights on. You will set the technical direction for the whole company. You'll make the platform faster for our largest customers and bring agentic development into how the whole team works. You'll also evolve our architecture so it supports how we package and price our product. Every major technical decision connects directly to the business, and you'll be the one making the call.

You'll have real freedom to shape the tech organization: how the team works, how it grows, and which practices define it. The team is experienced and self-driven. What it needs is a leader who sets the direction, explains the why, and then gives people room to deliver. We're a small company with short decision paths, so what you decide on Monday can be in motion by Wednesday.

What you will do

• Ownership of delivery, driving the work from discovery to launch and follow-up, in close collaboration with product management and design as well as marketing, sales and customer success.
• Leading a team of 7 highly skilled developers in Stockholm and Ukraine. The team will probably grow by 1-3 people over the coming year.
• Owning the plan for agentic development and the modernization of our platform. Our stack is currently Python/Django on AWS.
• Leading the way how tech is working with security including the standards for ISO 27001 and in the near future ISO 42001 for AI.
• Reporting directly to our CEO as part of the management team.

What you have experience from

• Being a senior technical leader, such as VP Engineering, CTO or equivalent.
• Leading teams of at least 5 people, and ideally coaching other leaders.
• B2B SaaS, with an understanding of what enterprise customers need on security and integrations.
• Moving tech teams to agentic development.
• Working with a mature product. Refactoring or modernizing larger platforms is a strong plus.
• Building and running cloud-based solutions (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Fluent Swedish and English, written and spoken.

You are

• A clear leader who delegates, motivates through context, holds people accountable and gives feedback early. You have made tough people decisions.
• Technical enough to dive into the details when it matters. You're neither a pure people manager nor a lone coding hero.
• Pragmatic. You choose technology for the sake of the business and understand the financial consequences of architectural decisions.
• Someone who gets energy from building and changing things, not just maintaining them.
• Experienced in security work such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2. A plus, not a requirement.

What we offer

• A key role in the management team of a profitable, financially stable SaaS company.
• The freedom to shape the tech organization and the platform's future.
• An experienced, self-driven team and short decision paths.
• Flexible work arrangements (remote/on-site).
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Six weeks of paid vacation plus 3 extra free days per year.
• A culture that values diversity and promotes personal development.

The recruitment process
We aim for a fair, effective and qualitative process and hope to have a signed agreement before Christmas.

1. Screening interview: An initial interview with our recruiter
2. Initial meet interview: 30-45 minutes with Erik our CEO, preferably on-site. We present the role and the company and get to know you.
3. Team interview: A deeper interview on leadership and technology, with situational questions about how you have acted in the past.
4. Case - Business and leadership: An interview with focus on an architectural challenge, combined with leadership and business understanding.
5. Decision, references and offer.
   

We look forward to meeting you!