Team Lead Engineering - Developer Experience (Remote)

<p style="min-height:1.5em">SoSafe has the ambition to become the leading human risk management provider in Europe. Our award-winning awareness platform triggers behavioural change by providing effective and engaging training and simulations on cybersecurity and data protection. Cybercrime is costing the world >$10 trillion annually and growing by 15% p.a. - we invite you to be part of the solution!</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Here's how you'll make a difference:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Shape and head the Developer Experience (DevEx) function as a first-class internal platform, defining its mission, scope and operating model</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build a strong, inclusive team culture with sustainable delivery practices and clear ways of working</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Enable engineering teams to ship faster and more reliably by improving developer workflows, tooling and standards</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive adoption and evolution of a unified Design System across engineering and design, ensuring consistency and scalability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate company and engineering strategy into a clear, outcome-driven DevEx roadmap</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Building strong partnerships with Product, Design, Security and other Platform teams to maximize impact across the organization</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What makes you a great fit:</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You have led and grown engineering teams</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You bring strong people leadership experience and enjoy coaching, developing and growing engineers</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You bring a technical background and can confidently set technical direction</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You think in platforms and products, treating developers as your customers</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’re comfortable leading teams through ambiguity, turning strategy into execution and measurable outcomes</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’re familiar with - or excited to work with - the following areas:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Modern software engineering ecosystems (backend and/or frontend), e.g. Node.js, React, containerized applications</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Cloud-native architectures and platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud or similar</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Developer workflows and tooling, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and GitHub-based workflows</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Emerging AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Cursor, GitHub Copilot, workflow automation, developer agents)</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What we offer*</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><em>*Perks and benefits listed above are for full-time employees and may vary slightly by office location. These are just a sample — you'll learn more during the interview process.</em></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About Us</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">At SoSafe, we’re on a mission to make the digital world safer by addressing the human factor in cybersecurity. As one of the fastest-growing security awareness scale-ups worldwide, we leverage behavioural science and data-driven learning to empower people against cyber threats. Our Human Risk Management approach helps organisations turn their employees into their strongest line of defence.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Backed by leading VCs like Highland Europe and Global Founders Capital, we’re rapidly expanding across the globe. We’re looking for team players who want to drive meaningful change in cybersecurity, take ownership of their work, and grow with us.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">If you thrive in a vibrant, purpose-driven environment that values innovation, diversity, and collaboration, then this is the place for you!</p>

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