Team Leader

Why this role matters

The Team Leader is responsible for guiding a product or platform development team in delivering scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions. The role involves hands-on technical leadership, people management, delivery coordination, and active collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers, MM, QA, DevOps, Engineers).

What you'll actually do

• Build and grow the team by hiring diverse talent and ensuring smooth onboarding and mentorship.
• Lead and inspire by fostering collaboration, engagement, and a high-performance culture, motivating the team to achieve and exceed results while leading by example and engaging directly in operational challenges when needed.
• Develop and support people through coaching, feedback, regular performance reviews, and tailored growth planning.
• Take ownership and make decisions with accountability and timely, informed judgment.
• Translate company goals into clear team priorities and roles.
• Serve as a link between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interact with other team leaders or teams to identify interconnections between products and build compatible architecture.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Architects.
• Participate in technical planning and reporting processes, set goals for the team.
• Develop detailed project plans and timelines, manage resources, and monitor progress within the team.
• Participate in tactical planning cycles and ensure plans are delivered in time and in accordance with company standards.
• Analyze and fill detected/predictable resource gaps to prevent delivery bottlenecks.
• Participate in planning and reporting, incl. resource allocation on team level, for tasks.
• Manage resources and budgets within the team for cost efficiency (example: external services, tools, etc).
• Assessment and implementation of technologies and tools within the team; is the final decision-maker.
• Drive the assessment and implementation of technologies and tools in the team.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical and project-related risks.
• Act as a change agent to support organizational changes and implement management decisions.
• Ensure technical debt is continuously identified, prioritized and paid within agreed quotas.
• Support the incident management process within the area of responsibility.
• Take responsibility for analyzing and resolving product incidents and implement changes to predict and prevent future incidents.
• Ensure technical support and software quality comply with standards and reqs appropriate to their level.
• Follow company standards, best practices from architecture, DevOps, SRE, QA.
• Implement and manage quality assurance processes, conduct code reviews, and enforce best practices aligned with QA.
• Define procedures and technical standards with the team.
• Independently solve technical problems that match own expertise.
• Take a product approach to managing the team’s backlog.
• Ensure all SLIs have proper thresholds and SLOs, dependencies are mapped, and their states are visible through dashboards and CMDB.

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Relevant certifications in software architecture, agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe), or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure) are considered an advantage
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, including 2+ years in a leadership or mentorship role.
• Track record of managing the performance and development of highly skilled engineers, including senior and lead positions
• Solid experience with backend or frontend technologies (e.g., Python, Golang, React, etc.)
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and system design.
• Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, unit and integration testing.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience working with monitoring, logging, and performance tools.

What we offer along the way

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
• Full relocation support for you and your family — flights, housing, visas, and legal assistance included
• Top-tier health insurance with full family coverage — medical, dental, vision, mental health — plus life insurance for peace of mind
• Unlimited learning opportunities: external courses, English lessons, career and leadership development
• Education allowance covering school and kindergarten fees
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays and fully paid sick, maternity, and paternity leave
• Employee appreciation program: branded gifts, birthday day-offs, celebration budgets for weddings, newborns, and milestones
• “Get to know Team” trips — meet colleagues across our global hubs, along with company-wide offsites that raise the bar
• Employee share scheme — grow with us
• Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking
• Free in-house sports clubs, Sanctum Club gym access, and jet skis
• Access to a Corporate doctor
• Exclusive discount program with cafes, gyms, and local services
• Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption
• Support with the naturalisation process for relocated employees

 

What your journey looks like

1. Intro call with Recruiter (30 minutes)
2. System design interview (60 minutes)
3. Behavioural interview (60 minutes)