Lead Platform Engineer - API Platform

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to join our API Platforms (HAPI) team at H&M Group. In this role, you will be a senior technical leader with deep, hands-on expertise in API platforms, responsible for evolving and scaling one of H&M’s most critical technology platforms.

You will play a central role in shaping the future of our API platform, including the consolidation of multiple API Management instances, modernization of CI/CD pipelines, and significant improvements to developer experience and time-to-market. This is a strategically important, highly senior role, focused on platform depth rather than enterprise-wide solution architecture.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Lead the technical design and evolution of H&M’s central API platform (HAPI)

Own and drive the technical roadmap for API platform pipelines and onboarding

Design and implement target architecture to consolidate multiple API Management instances into a unified platform

Provide deep technical guidance on API Management, gateways, onboarding flows, and platform governance

Lead modernization and optimization of CI/CD pipelines supporting API lifecycle management

Improve developer experience and time-to-market, reducing friction for internal engineering teams

Balance centralized governance with decentralized API ownership across teams

Work hands-on where valuable (PoCs, experimentation, platform improvements) while keeping a strong strategic focus

Act as a technical mentor and guide for platform engineers without formal people management

Collaborate closely with the Engineering Manager and Lead Technical Architect to shape strategy and execution

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will work within the API Platforms (HAPI) team, a small, highly specialized group responsible for building and evolving H&M Group’s central API platform. The team partners closely with hundreds of internal engineering teams who publish and consume APIs across global digital, retail, and e‑commerce do