Tore Holmberg
Engineering Lead  ·  Los Angeles, CA

Engineering leader and frontend-leaning full-stack engineer with experience across product, platform, growth, and creative technology. Combines staff-level technical depth, engineering management experience, and strong design and UX judgment to help cross-functional teams turn ideas into polished, shippable products.

Early-stage music-tech venture Los Angeles, CA
Co-founder 2026–Present
Bootstrapping a platform for independent artists. Owning product, design, engineering, and infrastructure from concept to alpha.
Block Remote, Los Angeles, CA
Staff Software Engineer 2024–2026
Led onboarding and activation engineering in Square's Growth org, improving conversion.
Engineering Manager 2021–2024
Set the strategy for Square's public web platform in the Growth org and led its modernization, publishing improvements, and team growth.
Design Technology Lead 2018–2021
Founded Square's Design Technology discipline, scaled the team, and established its recruiting process and career path.
Your Majesty New York, NY
Tech Director 2014–2017
Directed client projects from scoping through launch while recruiting and mentoring engineers and leading hands-on full-stack, DevOps, and systems work.
Tech Lead 2012–2014
Led technical planning and full-stack delivery across client projects while hiring and mentoring developers.
Senior Developer 2011–2012
Led full-stack development across client projects.
Incredible Department Stockholm, Sweden
Technical Lead 2009–2010
Architected and built an eCommerce platform for selling trees to support rainforest preservation.
AKQA San Francisco, CA
Creative Developer 2008–2009
Built campaign sites for Nike, Xbox, and Gap, plus reusable ActionScript 3 components and frameworks.
Hyper Island Karlskrona, Sweden 2007–2009
AVET diploma in digital media
Umeå University Umeå, Sweden 2005–2007
Coursework in media and communication engineering