Senior Software Engineering Lead & Architect

stellar //; Bruges; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar, based near Bruges and Bordeaux, France, is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead the STEER Suite from edge devices to the management platform. This hands-on leader role blends coding, architecture, and people leadership to shape a growing engineering team.

You will mentor engineers, own build, release and deployment strategies, define engineering practices, and partner with the CPTO on product direction.

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience with architecture and tech-lead roles.
• Experience leading 3–10 engineers and owning architecture decisions.
• Strong Linux fundamentals and full software stack experience.
• Proficiency in English; French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical execution of the STEER Suite from edge to management platform.
• Lead the software team, mentor, and allocate work.
• Define build, release, and deployment strategies across environments.
• Manage agile cadence: sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with the CPTO on product topics.

Skills

Software architecture

Technical leadership

AI-assisted development

Distributed international team

Linux fundamentals

Networking fundamentals

Agile sprint management

Documentation habits

Tools

Python/Django

REST APIs

CI/CD

Job description

Stellar, based near Bruges and Bordeaux, France, is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead the STEER Suite from edge devices to the management platform. This hands-on leader role blends coding, architecture, and people leadership to shape a growing engineering team.

You will mentor engineers, own build, release and deployment strategies, define engineering practices, and partner with the CPTO on product direction.