Johan Mjönes
About Johan Mjönes
Johan Mjönes serves as the Director of Infrastructure & Services at Embark Studios AB, where he has significantly expanded the IT and analytics teams. With a background in software engineering at companies like DICE and Uprise, he specializes in cloud platforms and employs Agile and DevOps methodologies.
Current Role at Embark Studios
Johan Mjönes serves as the Director of Infrastructure & Services at Embark Studios AB since 2019. In this role, he has significantly expanded the IT, infrastructure, backend, and analytics teams from 5 to over 30 members across six teams. His leadership focuses on enhancing operational efficiency and improving developer experience within the organization.
Previous Experience at DICE
Johan Mjönes has an extensive background at DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE AB), where he held multiple positions from 2011 to 2018. His roles included Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Technical Director for Backend, and Lead Software Engineer. During his tenure, he contributed to transitioning teams from a product focus to a service focus and utilized Agile and DevOps methodologies to scale back-end services.
Experience at Uprise and Voddler
Before joining Embark Studios, Johan worked at Uprise (EA) as a Lead Software Engineer for one year from 2016 to 2017. He also served as Technical Lead Web at Voddler from 2009 to 2011. These roles provided him with diverse experiences in software engineering and technical leadership.
Educational Background
Johan Mjönes studied Medicine at Karolinska Institutet from 2003 to 2005. Although he did not achieve a degree, this education provided him with foundational knowledge that complements his technical expertise.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Johan has hands-on experience in the design and development of distributed systems and site reliability engineering. He is proficient in cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP and is comfortable working with a broad set of programming languages and internet technologies. His expertise extends to operational issues and enhancing developer productivity.