Team Lead / Software Engineering Manager

GCS Recruitment; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Team Lead / Software Engineering Manager to guide a Platform Engineering team and strengthen collaboration across product groups. This leadership-focused role emphasizes coaching, stakeholder management, prioritisation and team development over hands-on coding.

You will work to remove blockers, set clear goals, build strong relationships with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Architects and development teams, and drive alignment on priorities and ways of working.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong coaching, mentorship and people management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Comfortable in fast-paced multi-team environments.
• Experience driving change and improving ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support a team of platform engineers.
• Create clear goals, ownership and priorities for the team.
• Build strong relationships with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Architects and development teams.
• Facilitate collaboration between platform and product teams.
• Drive alignment on priorities, processes and ways of working.
• Remove obstacles and help teams deliver more effectively.
• Support ongoing development of platform capabilities and developer experience.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

People management

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Team Lead / Software Engineering Manager

Are you a people-first leader who knows how to bring teams together, remove blockers, and create an environment where engineers can thrive?

We're looking for a Team Lead to guide a Platform Engineering team and strengthen collaboration across multiple product teams. This is a leadership-focused role where coaching, stakeholder management, prioritisation, and team development are more important than being hands-on technically.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach and support a team of platform engineers.
• Create clear goals, ownership and priorities for the team.
• Build strong relationships with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Architects and development teams.
• Facilitate collaboration between platform and product teams.
• Drive alignment on priorities, processes and ways of working.
• Remove obstacles and help teams deliver more effectively.
• Support the ongoing development of platform capabilities and developer experience.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong coaching, mentorship and people management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple teams and competing priorities.
• Experience driving change and improving ways of working.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience within a .NET software development environment.
• Exposure to Azure, Docker, Kubernetes or platform engineering teams.