Patrik "Totte" Torstensson joins Lovable as head of engineering

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April 14, 2026

Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’

With experience from Spotify, Google and Meta, Patrik "Totte" Torstensson moves back to Sweden to manage engineering at Lovable

Mimi Billing

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Having most recently led a 120-person team as director of engineering in trust and safety at Meta, Patrik "Totte" Torstensson announced on Tuesday he was joining Lovable as its new head of engineering.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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