This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Team Lead, Engineering | Customer Sandbox in Netherlands.
This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to drive the development of scalable sandbox and orchestration solutions within a globally distributed technology environment. You will lead a cross-functional team while remaining actively involved in hands-on software development, balancing technical execution with people leadership. The position focuses on building reliable automation systems, orchestration tools, and data synchronization pipelines that enable secure and efficient use of production-grade environments. Working closely with product, design, and engineering stakeholders, you will help shape technical strategy, improve development processes, and mentor high-performing teams. This is a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment designed for professionals who thrive on solving complex technical challenges while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. The role offers significant impact, autonomy, and career growth opportunities within a globally connected organization.
Accountabilities:
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team, combining technical leadership with active hands-on development responsibilities.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications and automation systems using modern engineering best practices.
- Drive the development of orchestration tools, sandbox environments, and data synchronization pipelines that support secure and efficient workflows.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality user experiences and technical solutions.
- Conduct code reviews, promote engineering standards, and ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability across projects.
- Define and execute technical roadmaps while balancing short-term delivery priorities with long-term platform stability and scalability.
- Facilitate Agile development processes, continuous improvement initiatives, and effective team collaboration practices.
- Identify technical risks, troubleshoot production issues, and implement proactive mitigation strategies to ensure system reliability.
- Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development initiatives within the engineering team.
- Represent engineering perspectives in cross-functional discussions, advocating for technical health, operational efficiency, and sustainable architecture decisions.
Requirements:
- Proven experience leading software engineering teams in fast-paced SaaS, technology, or startup-like environments.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented programming principles and scalable system design.
- Hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and modern full-stack development practices.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, testable, and high-quality production code.
- Advanced SQL knowledge with experience writing complex queries and optimizing database performance.
- Experience working with APIs, distributed systems, integrations, and data flow management across services.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across applications, databases, and production systems.
- Experience managing incidents, debugging production issues, and supporting high-availability environments.
- Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution in a collaborative and rapidly evolving environment.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and modern software delivery processes.
- Experience contributing to open-source projects or working across multiple technology stacks is considered a plus.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based growth opportunities.
- Stock grant or equity opportunities depending on role and location eligibility.
- Fully remote work environment with flexible working arrangements.
- Optional coworking space access through global workspace partnerships.
- Inclusive and globally distributed work culture focused on collaboration and innovation.
- Career acceleration opportunities within a rapidly growing international technology environment.
- Access to country-specific perks, wellness programs, and employee support initiatives.
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
- Diverse and people-first workplace that values inclusion, continuous learning, and personal growth.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact global products used across multiple markets and industries.