Technical Lead

Televic Rail; Izegem; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home working policy (2 days/week)

Televic Bonus Plan

Legal benefits

Job summary

Televic Rail is seeking an experienced software architect and technical lead to define robust architectures and lead cross-site development efforts. You will balance hands-on coding (up to 50%) with strategic design decisions across BE/DE/US, ensuring alignment with global product architecture.

Fluency in English is essential, and German is a plus. The role offers a flexible, hybrid environment with two days of home working weekly and opportunities for growth within an international, innovative

Qualifications

• Strong experience in architectural design and software development leadership.
• Hands-on software development experience (up to 50% coding).
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
• Experience with test automation frameworks.
• Willingness to travel at least two times per quarter to Televic sites.

Responsibilities

• Define and document robust, scalable architectures for features benefiting all the different sites (BE/DE/US).
• Ensure these solutions are fully aligned with the global software product architecture.
• Guide development across local project teams and product development teams.
• Actively contribute to the overall product architecture roadmap.
• Translate complex requirements into clear technical designs.
• Validate implementations against architecture, performance, and quality standards.
• Take accountability for end-to-end feature success (design → implementation → validation).

Skills

Architectural design

Software leadership

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Hands-on coding

Test automation

Cross-team collaboration

Travel readiness

English fluency

Job description

• Become part of an international growing company.
• You get the chance to work on exciting and challenging projects. We never stop innovating or experimenting with new technological advances.
• A transparent career path with training possibilities.
• There are plenty of times to connect with colleagues: teambuilding, company events, on-site fit sessions,…
• You have the possibility to work in a flexible environment. We offer a home working policy for two days a week.
• In addition to an attractive salary, we offer a personalized Televic Bonus Plan and legal benefits.

Explore your role with us

You will be responsible for:

• Define and document robust, scalable architectures for features benefiting all the different sites (BE/DE/US)
• Ensure these solutions are fully aligned with the global software product architecture
• Challenge and improve designs to avoid project-specific fragmentation
• Actively contribute to the overall product architecture roadmap

Feature responsibility & Development oversight

• Translate complex requirements into clear technical designs
• Guide development across local project teams and product development teams
• Validate implementations against architecture, performance, and quality standards
• Take accountability for end-to-end feature success (design → implementation → validation)

Hands-on Software Development

• Remain actively involved in software development, spending up to 50% of your time designing, implementing and reviewing code
• Contribute hands-on to the development of key features and technical solutions
• Work closely with the Izegem Technical Lead and Product Management
• Align with System Engineering and Project Management to ensure technical feasibility and compliance.

Technical spokesperson for the Berlin project organization

• Support requirement clarification and technical feasibility assessments
• Provide hands-on guidance and troubleshooting when needed
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and review feedback from projects post-integration

UI/UX

• Ensure consistency across modules, platforms, and projects
• Collaborate with design and product to elevate user experience quality
• Define a clear test automation strategy (unit /interface/ integration testing)
• Guide and coach automation teams in approach and best practice

How you can add value to our team

• Strong experience in architectural design and software development leadership
• Familiarity with the technology stack:
• Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
• Strong hands-on software development experience and a passion for staying close to the code
• Comfortable combining technical leadership responsibilities with active software development (up to 50% hands-on coding)
• Experience in test automation frameworks is a nice bonus
• Able to lead technically across teams and locations, even without formal authority
• Able to balance short-term project needs with long-term product strategy
• Open to travel at least two times per quarter to another Televic site (BE/DE/US) to engage with the local teams
• Strong communication skills: fluent in English (German is a plus) and comfortable working in a global environment