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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of Software Engineering - **Company:** Paessler AG - **Location:** Krakow am See, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, .NET Framework, Artificial Intelligence, Delphi (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Network Monitoring, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Rust (Programming Language), .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Backend, B2b Software, Functional Dependencies, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/nuernberg-director-software-engineering-157780025 ## About the Role * Experience: 15+ years of total software engineering experience, with 8+ years in engineering leadership positions (Director, Head of Engineering, or Senior Engineering Manager). * Hands-on Leadership: Strong desire and ability to remain hands-on with code, system design, and technical problem-solving alongside people management. * Delivery Track Record: Proven experience directing large-scale technical transformations, platform extractions, or complex system migration programs. * Team Building: Demonstrated success in scaling engineering teams-hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development. * Architectural Judgment: Deep technical background in compiled languages and distributed systems, with the ability to make sound architectural trade-offs under tight constraints and ambiguity. * Business Acumen: Ability to connect technical roadmaps to business outcomes and communicate effectively with non-technical executive leadership. Nice-to-Have Experience * Background in legacy modernization, language/framework migrations, or large-scale refactoring. * Hands-on familiarity with modern AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude). * Experience or background in compiled/high-performance systems languages (e.g., Rust, C++, .NET/C#, or Delphi). * Domain experience in B2B software, network/IoT monitoring systems, infrastructure tools, or time-series data platforms. ## Description We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Director of Software Engineering to lead, scale, and actively shape a high-impact engineering team responsible for critical platform transformation and network monitoring capabilities. In this role, you will take full end-to-end ownership of core engineering initiatives-driving our modern architecture strategy (.NET Core 9+, distributed systems, cross-platform performance), fostering AI-assisted development workflows, and leading high-performing software engineers. Crucially, this is a hands-on leadership role: you will remain directly engaged in the technical work, actively contributing to the product codebase, shaping system architecture, and co-authoring the strategic product roadmap alongside product management. YOUR TASKS Technical Strategy & Hands-on Contribution * Active Technical Contribution: Contribute directly to the product codebase, core architecture design, and technical proof-of-concepts, leading by example in clean code and modern engineering practices. * Roadmap & Product Co-Ownership: Partner closely with product management to define, refine, and execute the product and technical roadmap. * AI & Modern Tooling: Validate and champion AI-assisted development workflows (evaluating tooling, prompt engineering, and code validation standards) within the team's daily coding workflow. * Architecture & Standards: Ensure rigorous quality, security, and performance standards across high-throughput backend services while making pragmatic build-vs-buy decisions. Initiative & Delivery Ownership * Own end-to-end delivery of strategic engineering programs: scope, timeline, quality, and stakeholder alignment. * Drive technical initiatives from current build phases through full production deployment. * Establish robust governance frameworks, quality gates, and decision-making processes across teams. * Navigate cross-functional dependencies, eliminate blockers, and manage scope deliberately to balance velocity with delivery discipline. Team Leadership & Culture * Build, scale, and mentor a world-class engineering organization comprising software architects, .NET developers, and domain specialists. * Refine hiring strategies to recruit top-tier talent adept at modern programming practices and AI-assisted engineering. * Foster a culture of technical experimentation balanced with operational discipline, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing. 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