Lead Software Engineer

WorkGenius GmbH

München, Germany

5 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

7 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English, German

Job source

www.jobfinder.de

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Cloud Computing Continuous Integration Python (Programming Language) Svelte Software Engineering Data Streaming TypeScript Web Applications Web Platforms ReactJS Spring-boot

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Backend Fastapi AngularJS Information Technology Operational Systems Front End Software Development DO-178B

Requirements

Role Overview

As a Software Lead, you will own the technical direction and delivery of our consumer-facing applications and digital platforms. You will lead the design and evolution of the end-to-end architecture spanning mobile/web apps, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and data flows, while ensuring seamless integration with UAV and operational systems.
You will guide a team of engineers, align multiple technical stakeholders, and remain hands-on-driving pragmatic execution in an early-stage environment and setting high standards for quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

Your Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture.
Establish architectural principles and guardrails that ensure scalability, security, reliability, observability, and maintainability across the stack.
Lead architectural alignment across teams (application, platform, cloud, embedded), ensuring consistent decisions, clean interfaces, and long-term coherence.
Champion engineering excellence through code quality standards, CI/CD discipline, robust testing strategies, and operational readiness (monitoring, incident response, runbooks)

Required Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of experience in software engineering, including system design/architecture and delivery of application platforms (backend services, cloud infrastructure, and user-facing systems).
Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role (e.g., Software Lead, Tech Lead, Engineering Lead)-guiding engineers, setting direction, and owning outcomes.
Strong hands-on experience with modern backend and frontend technologies, such as:
Python (FastAPI or similar), TypeScript (React, Angular, Svelte or similar), Java (Spring Boot or similar)
Should be able to decide what Hardware to choose
Fluency in English
Experience in Automotive, logistics, mobility, robotics, UAV or aerospace-adjacent domains.

Nice to have

German language is a plus not mandatory.
Familiarity with aviation standards such as DO-178C or ARP4754A (beneficial but not required).
Embedded or real-time experience is a plus

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