Senior Software Engineering Manager

iSoftStone, Inc. is Seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to Join Our Team in Frankfurt, Germany

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager with 5+ years of hands-on software development experience and a strong background in leading engineering teams. This role will oversee our Frankfurt, Germany-based development team while partnering closely with engineering stakeholders in Seattle, Washington. You will guide ongoing application development, lead upcoming initiatives, and help drive technical excellence in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. The ideal candidate thrives in complex problem spaces and builds scalable, resilient solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a Software Engineering team based in Germany; collaborate closely with our Seattle development organization.
• Design and develop applications across a hybrid on-prem/cloud platform primarily running on Linux.
• Contribute to both ongoing development efforts and the design of new project initiatives.
• Own API quality assurance, including automated testing, integration testing, and reporting.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure test strategies, technical direction, and business goals remain aligned.
• Drive engineering best practices in an Agile development environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Five+ years of experience leading hybrid and/or remote Software Engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on experience in software development and building distributed or IoT-connected systems.
• Experience with one or more modern programming languages, such as JavaScript ), Go, Ruby, or C++.
• Working knowledge of databases (SQL/NoSQL/KV stores).
• Solid Linux fundamentals and shell scripting experience.
• Strong API design and automated testing skills.
• Proficiency with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience with containers/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Preferred Qualifications:

• IoT experience - MQTT, device messaging, edge computing, sensor/embedded integrations.
• Hardware integration experience.

iSoftStone is a global IT service and consulting company that creates value and drives success through technology solutions, service excellence, and digital innovation. We specialize in web and application development, software testing and support, data and content management, digital experience, accessibility, and data for machine learning and AI. With 20 delivery centers and more than 90,000 employees worldwide, iSoftStone is proud to serve some of the world's most well-known businesses, including 90+ Fortune Global 500 companies.

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iSoftStone is committed to the practice of equal opportunity for all its employees and applicants in employment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, color, age, national origin, religion, creed, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, status as an honorably discharged veteran or disabled veteran or military status, political affiliation or belief, citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disability. In addition, reasonable accommodation will be made for known physical or mental limitations for all otherwise qualified persons with disabilities