Team Lead – C++ UI (m/f/d)

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Team Lead (m/f/d) – Machine Software Realm

Ready to shape the future of connected fitness? Join our team in Munich as a Team Lead (m/f/d) in our Machine Software Realm, where the intelligence behind EGYM’s smart training equipment is engineered. As we evolve our fleet of smart strength training machines and continuously expand their capabilities, you play a pivotal role in bringing the latest innovations and training experiences to over 1 million active users worldwide. You and your team build systems that deliver intuitive user interfaces, operate reliably at scale, and set the standard for safety and intelligence on the gym floor. In this role, you balance hands‑on and cutting‑edge software engineering with growing a high‑performing team.

• The People Lead: You guide and mentor your team members, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
• The Value Stream Lead: In close partnership with Product, you turn ideas and priorities into features for our customers, maximizing their engagement
• The Craftsperson: You lead by example, writing production‑grade code and developing the software products alongside your team
• The Productivity Driver: You leverage modern software engineering practices to continuously increase software quality and delivery speed
• The Technology Strategist: You shape the software technology strategy and roadmap, working closely with the Head of Engineering and Principal Engineer
• The Collaborator: You ensure seamless collaboration across multiple functions (Firmware, UX/UI, cloud connectivity, etc.) to deliver cohesive and scalable solutions

Qualifications

• Proven Leader: You have 2+ years of experience leading software engineering teams, including hiring, developing, and growing talent
• Application Development & Architecture Expert: You bring 8+ years of experience designing and implementing business‑logic‑heavy applications at scale. You possess deep expertise in C++ and a strong command of software design concepts, ensuring your team builds systems that are powerful, maintainable and reliable. Experience in QML/Qt, embedded and IoT systems is a plus
• Software Engineering Excellence: You possess hands‑on experience deploying and scaling modern software engineering practices such as CI/CD and automated testing. You actively leverage AI‑driven development to increase productivity and engineering effectiveness
• Product Developer: You have a track record of launching complete software products end‑to‑end, from shaping requirements to market introduction and lifecycle management
• Get Things Done: You take responsibility with a proactive, positive, and solution‑oriented mindset, driving the topics to the finish line
• People Catalyst: What sets you apart is your empathy, clarity, and natural talent for engaging and motivating others. You excel at stakeholder management

First 6 months objectives

• Onboarding: You gain a deep understanding of the EGYM products and ecosystem, and the role of the different teams in the Machine Software Realm
• Ownership: You take ownership of a team in the Machine Software Realm and set the foundations for its sustainable growth and success
• Leadership: You establish yourself as a trusted technical and people leader
• Proficiency: You become fully comfortable with our codebase, development environment, toolchain, and automation workflows
• Mentorship: You actively mentor engineers, provide constructive feedback, and support their professional growth

Benefits

• Modern Tech Stack & AI Evolution: We don't just maintain; we evolve. Explore our Tech Radar to see our stack, and join us in building an AI‑agentic, iterative, and incremental product culture where AI is a core accelerator of our development lifecycle
• Learning Time: Use 10% of your time on learning topics of your choice (conferences, hackathons, internal and external events, videos, books or innovation projects)
• International Team: Join our diverse and international team to collaborate with talented professionals from around the world
• Work‑Life‑Balance: Benefit from flexible working hours, home office possibilities and 30 days of vacation per year
• Fit & Healthy: Train for free with EGYM Wellpass in several thousand sports and health facilities across Germany and/or alternatively use our in‑house gym with EGYM products
• Flex Budget: Use €60 per month flexibly for public transportation and a meal subsidy
• Mentoring Program: Exchange knowledge and grow together across teams and locations through our self‑organized mentoring platform
• Discounts: Get a variety of great discounted offers, from fashion to leisure, through our employee benefits portal
• Bike Leasing: Stay active and use our leasing bike offer for your way to work or in your spare time

EGYM is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other aspect of an individual's identity.