Team Lead Software Engineering (all genders)

Team Lead Software Engineering (all genders)

Location: Berlin or Norderstedt, Germany

Contract: Full-time / Indefinite

Language(s): English and German (is an advantage)

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of the SaaS platform roadmap, turning strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Lead technical design and architecture for scalable, secure, high-quality solutions.
• Ensure reliable, high-quality delivery by removing blockers and making informed trade-offs.
• Contribute hands‑on through coding, pairing, and solving complex technical challenges.
• Own operational excellence (SLOs, incidents, on‑call, post‑incident improvements).
• Align closely with product management and stakeholders across the organization.
• Represent the SaaS platform in architecture discussions and leadership forums.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers while fostering a strong, collaborative team culture.

What makes you excel in this role

• Strong hands‑on software engineering track record in SaaS product/platform environments, with active coding as a core part of the role.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex technical solutions using architecture and engineering best practices
• Proven capability to operate in a build‑it‑run‑it setup with direct ownership of production incidents, root‑cause analysis, and preventive follow-up actions.
• Solid understanding of engineering quality and delivery KPIs, and ability to use data to drive improvement.
• Experience leading cross‑functional engineering teams while remaining a practicing engineer.
• Strong execution leadership: unblock teams, drive decisions, and deliver outcomes with quality.Operate in a 70% hands‑on / 30% leadership split.
• Effective collaboration with product management and other stakeholders to translate strategy into implementation.
• Experience with people leadership responsibilities including performance management and team development.
• Ability to translate modern technology trends into practical team adoption.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering, with strong recent hands‑on contribution
• 3+ years leading or co‑leading an engineering team in a SaaS environment
• Proven delivery of platform or infrastructure‑level capabilities (not just product features)
• Direct production ownership in a build‑it‑run‑it model
• Track record of mentoring and developing engineers at multiple seniority levels
• Hands‑on proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, or NodeJS (deep expertise in one is required)

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate and support diversity by providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or handicap, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.