Software Development Manager (m / w / d)

We are looking for a passionate Software Engineering Manager (m / f / d) who is dedicated to delivering high-quality software solutions and embraces the challenges of the ever-changing web development landscape.

The product development organization is expanding with each new product. Your task within the management team will include :

• Collaboratively structuring the overall organization for maximum scalability, even across international locations.
• Leading a team of 4 to 6 software engineers, focusing on hiring, coaching, mentoring, and hands-on career development.
• Creating a cloud-based architecture (AWS) and application environment that is well-tested through automated testing and secure.
• Actively advancing agile software development practices.
• Growing and inspiring a culture of engineering excellence and knowledge sharing while retaining team independence and velocity.
• Facilitating collaboration towards a shared domain-driven architecture and tackling the challenges of multi-team development with solid architectural principles.
• Participating in technology discussions to ensure an ambitious but achievable software development process, focusing on CI, testing, and operational efficiency.
• Maintaining and stabilizing current systems while supporting the programming of new systems and integrating them into the international product portfolio.
• Providing guidance and direction by making difficult decisions and engaging in intense discussions with team members, demonstrating diplomacy and leading by example.

Qualifications

• Proficient in developing highly scalable software products.
• Deep understanding of domain-driven software architecture and experience programming with PHP for back-end development and React for front-end development.
• Ability to write well-architected, efficient, and maintainable code while actively ensuring the quality of the codebase.
• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders (Directors or C-Suite), both technical and non-technical.
• Prior experience leading teams in a fast-changing environment.
• Thinks and acts like an entrepreneur, making decisions based on important business metrics.
• Willingness to remain hands-on with coding , dedicating approximately 30% of your time to programming tasks.
• Successfully built and grown teams of engineers in previous roles.
• Committed to and driven by quality, technical excellence, and results .
• Fluency in both German and English.
• Desirable : Experience in finance / insurance and building SaaS solutions or platforms.