Software Development Chapter Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Development Chapter Lead
• Focus: AI and agentic engineering adoption in a scaled agile setup; people leadership plus technical ownership

Description

Lead software engineering practices within an agile organization by driving the shift toward AI and agentic engineering and bringing AI-enabled approaches into squads for practical delivery. Combine people leadership with technical ownership, while working hands-on in a squad to evaluate and adopt modern engineering tools and technologies. Shape standards and chapter identity and ensure the team has the right skills and capacity for continuous technical growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive the transformation to agentic engineering in the chapter and introduce AI-based approaches into squads
• Disciplinarily lead chapter members and provide technical coaching; support the IT Area Lead with leadership tasks
• Develop standards, guidelines, and chapter identity for application development and operations of sales and frontoffice systems
• Work in the squad to initiate rollouts and further development of tools, ensuring sustainable adoption of modern engineering practices
• Evaluate developments in AI-based software engineering, assess new technologies, and transfer relevant innovations into solutions and engineering practices
• Ensure appropriate skills and capacity within the tribe and enable continuous technical and technological development

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Software Engineering, or related field OR equivalent technical training
• Multi-year experience in software development
• Experience in a functional and/or disciplinary leadership role
• Knowledge of Java and Spring Boot
• Experience with AWS or OpenShift
• Kubernetes knowledge
• CI/CD tooling experience (GitLab, ArgoCD, Tekton, or GitHub Actions)
• Experience with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code
• Strong leadership skills (clear goals, empathetic communication, team motivation and trust)
• Learning and development mindset; ability to acquire new technologies independently and foster an open feedback culture
• Innovation and change capability; ability to recognize technological potential and drive adoption
• Data and digital aptitude to analyze technical/data relationships and derive actionable measures
• Team and collaboration skills to align perspectives and co-create solutions in an agile environment

Benefits

• Up to 60% home office, flexible working hours, and possibility to work from abroad
• 30 vacation days plus additional days off
• Health and fitness offerings, company pension plan, financial benefits, mobility subsidies, team events
• Development programs, coaching, and ongoing training