Stockholm · Engineering Leader

Building products, teams,
and systems that scale.

Engineering leader with experience across Google, Spotify, and Epidemic Sound.

Portrait of Daniela Jovanoska Petrenko

Selected impact

A career measured in what shipped and what stuck.

01

Led engineering teams at Epidemic Sound

Senior Engineering Manager driving platform and product engineering.

02

Authored the engineering career framework

Adopted across Engineering and Machine Learning organizations.

03

Formed and scaled a Web Platform org

From founding team to a multi-team organization with clear charter.

04

Shipped user-facing features at Google Duo

Worked on the surfaces millions of people used every day.

05

Contributor to WebRTC

Helped shape the video technologies behind modern real-time communication.

06

Scaled engineering at Spotify

Built teams and systems through one of the company's hypergrowth phases.

My approach

Three things I keep coming back to.

01

Technical Excellence

Great products are built on strong engineering foundations. Architecture, craft, and trade-offs are leadership work, not a phase to outgrow.

02

Ownership

Take responsibility for outcomes, not just implementation. The interesting question is always what we're trying to make true in the world.

03

People & Systems

Scaling organizations requires both strong people and strong systems. One without the other breaks under load.

Career journey

From hands-on engineer to building the organizations behind the work.

  1. 2024 — Present

    Epidemic Sound

    Senior Engineering Manager

    Leading the Mobile Experience and Web Platform engineering teams. Created the engineering career framework used across both Software Engineering and Machine Learning Engineering. Built and scaled the Web Platform team from inception and led complex cross-functional initiatives spanning Mobile, Web, Analytics Engineering, and Platform teams.

  2. 2023 — 2024

    Spotify

    Consulting Software Engineer

    Joined an early-stage internal venture operating with startup-like autonomy and pace. Contributed primarily as an iOS engineer while also supporting backend development and collaborating across disciplines to accelerate product development and unblock delivery in a highly ambiguous environment.

  3. 2022 — 2023

    Trustly

    Consulting Software Engineer → Solutions Architect

    Delivered mobile and platform solutions addressing key client and end-user pain points. Architected scalable technical solutions, led implementation efforts across teams, and worked directly with customers and stakeholders to balance technical quality with business priorities.

  4. 2019 — 2022

    Google

    Technical Lead, Google Duo

    Led technical planning and execution of complex cross-team engineering initiatives. Drove alignment across organizations, mentored engineers, and delivered major user-facing capabilities including AR filters and video effects.

  5. 2016 — 2019

    Google

    Software Engineer, WebRTC

    Contributed to WebRTC, one of the world's most widely adopted real-time communication platforms. Worked on video rendering, codec improvements, H.265 integration, and machine-learning-powered video enhancement technologies.

  6. 2014 — 2016

    Spotify

    Engineering Manager / Mobile Chapter Lead

    Led and mentored mobile engineers during a period of rapid organizational growth. Helped shape hiring processes, onboarding programs, mobile engineering practices, and cross-team technical initiatives.

  7. 2011 — 2014

    Spotify, Samurai Digital, Netcetera

    Software Engineer → Technical Lead

    Built and shipped production software, progressed rapidly into technical leadership responsibilities, and contributed to architecture, delivery, and engineering execution across multiple organizations.

What I enjoy solving

The problems that keep pulling me back.

  • Platform and developer productivity
  • Product engineering at scale
  • Technical strategy
  • Engineering culture
  • Organization design
  • AI-enabled product development

Speaking & presence

Sharing what I've learned, on stage and in the room.

Conference talks and community appearances on engineering, architecture, and the craft behind client-server systems.

Contact

Always interested in discussing ambitious products, engineering culture, and building great teams.