Summary
Magnus Runesson is a Senior Software Engineer based in Stockholm with 11+ years building high-availability distributed systems, data platforms and AI/data management solutions across public sector and major tech companies. He blends architecture, hands-on development and operations—driving cloud-native, GitOps and CI/CD transformations using Kubernetes, Golang, Python and the Big Data ecosystem (Apache Beam, BigQuery, Snowflake). Magnus has led greenfield platform builds and migrations (Spotify, Tink, Schibsted) and shaped data governance and security practices to make analytics both self-service and compliant. Recently he has focused on productionizing AI workflows, data management and RAG solutions while aligning platforms with policy and legal constraints. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic design that balances availability, operability and maintainability, and he continuously learns new tech when a problem demands it. An unusual detail: he once pivoted a planned sabbatical photographing wildlife and used that period to advise startups and recalibrate his professional focus, underscoring a thoughtful approach to career and craft.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science, Computer Science and Engineering at Linköping University
The world of Insects, Introductory Course, The world of Insects, Introductory Course at Stockholm University
English, Swedish