Lead Software Engineer — Cloud & Full‑Stack (Hybrid)

2021 Plaxis B.V.; Delft; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work two days per week

Job summary

Seequent in Delft, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Software Engineering Lead to direct a team delivering complex user-facing cloud applications. You will combine senior technical leadership with people and project management, while remaining hands-on with coding and code reviews.

You will guide architecture, ensure security and performance, and collaborate with product, design, and research partners to meet timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or an equivalent field.
• 7+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including experience as a Senior Software Engineer.
• 1+ years of formal people management experience with direct reports.
• Proven full-stack experience delivering user-facing web applications, with hands-on expertise in frontend and backend development and a preference for Python and/or React.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and best practices for building scalable, reliable applications.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in complex applications and to maintain high standards through code reviews.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-influencing skills, with experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of complex, user-facing cloud applications.
• Provide architectural guidance, evaluate design alternatives and trade-offs, and ensure solutions meet functional, non-functional, and security requirements.
• Remain hands-on with daily coding and code reviews, setting a high standard for quality across the team's technologies.
• Provide operational direction, allocate work in line with team objectives and individual capabilities, and support effective team delivery.
• Coach team members, facilitate strong working relationships, and contribute to performance and development discussions for direct reports.
• Lead medium-scale projects from definition through completion using appropriate project management methods and tools.
• Manage project risks and change controls while ensuring alignment with governance frameworks and business priorities.
• Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders and monitor delivery against agreed quality standards, budgets, timelines, and performance measures.

Skills

Full-stack development

Python

React

Cloud architecture

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Seequent in Delft, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Software Engineering Lead to direct a team delivering complex user-facing cloud applications. You will combine senior technical leadership with people and project management, while remaining hands-on with coding and code reviews.

You will guide architecture, ensure security and performance, and collaborate with product, design, and research partners to meet timelines and quality standards.