Location: Germany or the Netherlands. Remote work from outside these countries is not possible, except in the context of our workation option.

Your role at Acture

As a Lead Software Engineer you’ll combine hands‑on development with team leadership. You’ll guide a team of 3‑6 engineers while remaining deeply involved in building and improving our platform.

Lead, mentor, and support engineers through regular 1:1s and feedback sessions, fostering both professional and personal growth
Drive hiring efforts by conducting technical interviews, making hiring decisions, and onboarding new team members
Act as a technical sparring partner within the engineering team through code reviews and pair programming
Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of the Acture platform
Design, build, and ship new features across both backend and frontend
Collaborate closely with the VP Engineering to define features and enhance user experience
Ensure high‑quality releases through testing and QA
Work with a modern tech stack including Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Capybara, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, and Tailwind CSS
Maintain and improve a clean, efficient, and sustainable codebase

Your profile

At least 6 years of experience in software engineering, ideally at Staff Engineer level
Strong full‑stack expertise in Ruby on Rails
Bachelor‑level thinking and working ability
Solid understanding of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL), MVC frameworks, and TDD
Experience with REST APIs, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Proven leadership experience—formal or informal (mentoring, onboarding, technical guidance)
Passion for clean, maintainable code and thorough testing practices
Strong communication skills and fluency in English (C1+)

Benefits

Fair compensation and a performance‑based bonus of 8%
€1,000 annual learning and development budget
Deutschlandticket company pass with an annual value of around €720
Corporate fitness membership through Urban Sports Club or Wellpass with an annual value of around €600
28 vacation days plus 2 additional days off (Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, or Rose Monday)
Opportunity for a workation, for example by extending travel after vacation days to flexibly combine work and travel
Possibility to take additional unpaid vacation days

If you’re interested, please reach out to Aleksandra Zielinska (she/her) at

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Acture Germany (former Evermood)