Development Team Lead to $5000

Location: Vienna or Prague (office presence required)
Team: ~30 people, 4 cross-functional teams

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead who will focus on people leadership, delivery and stakeholder management.

This is not a hands-on coding role. However, a good technical understanding of software development is required to lead teams effectively, discuss technical topics and support decision-making.

You will lead several international teams and work closely with Product Owners, QA, Sales, Infrastructure, Cloud and Security teams, as well as company management.
 

What you will do:

People & Teams

• Lead and support multiple development teams (Developers, QA, Product Owners);
• Lead the QA team in organizational matters;
• Conduct yearly performance reviews;
• Support team members’ growth: development plans, training, mentoring;
• Coordinate external subcontractors. 
   

Delivery & Processes

• Ensure smooth and efficient development processes;
• Continuously improve development workflows;
• Plan resources and prioritize work across teams;
• Coordinate and plan product releases;
  (eXite, Archive, SubmIT, BuyIT, TradeIT);

• Monitor progress of new features and improvements. 

   

Stakeholders & Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Owners;
• Collaborate with Sales, Infrastructure, Cloud and Security teams.
• Communicate with management (GM, CFO, CIO);
• Coordinate resolution of performance or infrastructure issues. 
   

Ideas & Improvements

• Contribute ideas for product and technology improvements;
• Suggest new features with focus on quality, efficiency and cost balance. 
   

Technical Skills:

• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC);
• Experience working with Agile / Scrum teams;
• Understanding of roles in cross-functional teams (PO, Dev, QA);
• Experience with release planning and coordination;
• Understanding of quality assurance and testing principles;
• Basic understanding of software architecture and system integrations;
• Experience working with cloud and infrastructure teams (collaboration level);
• Understanding of performance and scalability topics;
• Experience with task and bug tracking tools (e.g. Jira);
• Ability to discuss technical topics and solutions with developers;
• Experience handling production issues or incidents (coordination, not fixing). 
   

What we expect from you

• Experience as Team Lead / Engineering Manager / Development Manager;
• Experience managing multiple teams;
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Experience working with releases and cross-functional teams;
• Very good English;
• German is a plus.