Software Engineer - Vice President Software Development (m/f/d)

As the leading company in the field of software solutions for healthcare, we operate in 19 countries and employ over 9,000 dedicated staff members. You will work in a dynamic and innovative environment full of opportunities. With your commitment and passion, you have the chance to make a sustainable difference.

CGM Leverages AI:

We're looking for people who feel the power of AI in the e-health environment, who want to help shape change, and who are driven by a curious passion to see how technology can make healthcare smarter, simpler, and better.

Together, we are shaping the healthcare system of the future. Become part of our mission and make a difference - for a world where knowledge saves lives!

Are you passionate about groundbreaking products? Do you have the talent to turn ideas into real, valuable solutions-while always keeping the bigger picture in mind? Then we'd love to meet you!

Responsibilities

• You provide professional, organizational, and people leadership for multiple software development teams and build a culture of innovation, collaboration, mentoring, and proactive ownership.
• You define and drive development strategies that focus on robust SaaS architectures and cloud technologies to maximise scalability, flexibility and time-to-market.
• You establish AI-native engineering as a standard-leveraging Claude Code, agents, skills, workflows, pipelines, harnesses and context engineering-and make AI-driven productivity gains measurable across teams
• You ensure that processes, quality, and security standards are consistently met, with rigorous attention to healthcare regulatory requirements and compliance.
• You synchronize product requirements with business-area objectives, mentor engineering leaders, and regularly communicate progress, risks, and innovations to executive management.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in software development leadership roles, particularly in the SaaS domain and ideally in the healthcare industry, with a strong track record of successful delivery in cloud environments.
• Excellent university degree in computer science, software engineering, medical informatics, or a comparable technical field with very strong academic performance.
• Strong technical acumen in SaaS architecture, cloud and distributed systems, security, and quality automation, plus a proven track record of driving AI adoption in engineering teams, ideally including hands-on familiarity with Claude Code or similar agentic tooling (agents, skills, workflows, pipelines, harnesses, and context engineering).
• Deep experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and Lean Management principles and the ability to scale these across multiple teams.
• Excellent English and very good German; outstanding leadership and communication skills, strong problem-solving capabilities, high innovation drive and proactivity, and a clear alignment with our healthcare purpose and entrepreneurial mindset.

Work arrangement

• Mobile work: Work flexibly on the move two days a week and on site three days a week.

Locations & Events

• Attractive locations: In addition to fully equipped workplaces, regular events such as summer parties and Christmas parties await you at our locations.

Development

• Development: Our in-house academy and our portfolio of external cooperation partners will support you in your further development.

Health & Wellness

• Health: Health is a valuable asset for us. Our in-house canteen offers a selection of tasty and healthy dishes every day, and we welcome you to our fully equipped fitness center for weekly courses (online & offline).

Additional Perks

• More is always possible: The kindergarten on our CGM campus in Koblenz helps our employees to organize their working day even more flexibly. We also offer corporate benefits, the option of a job bike, a company pension scheme, and much more.