Squad Tech Lead - Design System & Mobile Platform

Schwarz Gruppe; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Schwarz Digits in Madrid is seeking a Squad Tech Lead to drive the design system and mobile platform. You will guide cross‑platform technical decisions, coach a multidisciplinary team, and ensure timely releases with strong accessibility considerations.

You will own sprint delivery, manage DevOps for mobile releases, and align with product goals while maintaining high engineering standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years direct people management of software engineering teams.
• Ability to foster cooperation, motivate team members, and lead through influence.
• Proven capability to balance business needs, technical debt and trade-offs in complex environments.
• Experience across frontend and mobile technologies (React, React Native, Swift/iOS, Kotlin/Android).
• Clear understanding of mobile or complex software lifecycles, release automation, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Make critical technical decisions for our cross-platform design system while balancing technical debt and UX.
• Coach and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team with 1-on-1s and career development plans.
• Drive squad velocity, monitor sprint KPIs, and balance feature delivery with technical debt with the Product Owner.
• Embed web and native accessibility standards (WCAG, iOS/Android) into core component design.
• Oversee mobile release lifecycles, store submissions, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

People leadership

Collaboration & influence

Technical decision-making

Frontend & mobile tech

Release management

Job description

Squad Tech Lead - Design System & Mobile Platform • Madrid, Kingdom Of Spain, ES

Schwarz Digits creates the technological foundation for digital sovereignty in Europe.Desplácese hacia abajo para obtener una visión general completa de lo que requerirá este trabajo. ¿Es usted el candidato adecuado para esta oportunidad?As the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group, we develop and manage the IT infrastructures for the retail divisions Lidl and Kaufland, as well as Schwarz Production and PreZero.At the same time, we operate as an independent provider in the external market to support companies across Europe in their digital transformation.We bundle our core services in the areas of Cloud, Cyber Security, Data & AI, Communication, and Workspace.Join us and contribute to digital sovereignty in Europe.With us, you will work at the intersection of agility and security: You will benefit from fast decision-making processes, enjoy genuine creative freedom in your projects, and be able to build upon the stable foundation of the Schwarz Group.

Your profile:

• Technical Leadership and decision making: Own and take critical technical decisions for our cross-platform design system while constructively challenging assumptions to help the team evaluate tradeoffs, balance technical debt, and optimize User and Developer Experience.
• People Management: Manage, coach, and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team through regular feedback, 1-on-1s, and clear career development plans.
• Delivery Management: Drive squad velocity, monitor sprint KPIs, and balance feature delivery with technical debt alongside the Product Owner.
• Accessibility (A11y): Embed web and native accessibility standards (WCAG, native iOS/Android frameworks) directly into core component design.
• App Release Management: Oversee mobile release lifecycles, store submissions, and CI/CD pipelines (e.G., Fastlane) to ensure predictable, low-risk deployments.

Your skills:

• People Leadership: 3+ years directly managing software engineering teams and guiding individual growth.
• Ability to foster cooperation, motivate team members, ask probing questions, and lead through influence.
• Technical Decision-Making: Proven capability to make sound technical decisions in complex environments, balancing business needs, technical debt, and trade-offs where no single clear solution exists.
• Technical Breadth: Experience across frontend and mobile technologies (React, React Native, Swift/iOS, Kotlin/Android) to guide technical discussions..
• Release Management: Clear understanding of mobile or complex software lifecycles, release automation, and CI/CD pipelines.

Nice to Have:

• Practical experience with web and mobile accessibility standards (WCAG, VoiceOver, TalkBack).
• Experience building or maintaining design system component libraries.
• Experience managing technical dependencies in complex, multi-team organizations.