Team Lead, Software Engineering

Reporting to the Manager, Software Engineering, this role leads a team of technical professionals in Delft, Netherlands, working closely with product, design, and research partners to design, develop, and deliver complex user-facing cloud applications. The role combines hands-on senior technical leadership in coding, architecture, and code reviews with people and project leadership. 

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of complex, user-facing cloud applications. 

• Provide architectural guidance, evaluate design alternatives and trade-offs, and ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements. 

• Remain hands-on with daily coding and code reviews, setting a high standard for quality across the team's technologies. 

• Provide operational direction, allocate work in line with team objectives and individual capabilities, and support effective team delivery. 

• Coach team members, facilitate strong working relationships, and contribute to performance and development discussions for direct reports. 

• Lead medium-scale projects from definition through completion using appropriate project management methods and tools. 

• Manage project risks and change controls while ensuring alignment with governance frameworks and business priorities. 

• Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders and monitor delivery against agreed quality standards, budgets, timelines, and performance measures. 

 
To be successful in this role, you should have:  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or an equivalent field. 

• 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including experience as a Senior Software Engineer. 

• 1+ years of formal people management experience with direct reports. 

• Proven full-stack experience delivering user-facing web applications, with hands-on expertise in frontend and backend development and a preference for Python and/or React. 

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and best practices for building scalable, reliable applications. 

• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB. 

• Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in complex applications and to maintain high standards through code reviews. 

• Strong communication and stakeholder-influencing skills, with experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and with CI/CD pipelines. 

 
Additional Information 

Hybrid work from the local office 2 days a week and home-based the remainder of the week.

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