Lead Software Engineer

Job title:

Lead Software Engineer

Company

leonardo

Job description

Hey there! Leonardo, a leader in the Software Development industry, is on the lookout for a Lead Software Engineer. This isn’t just any job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of tech with a team of brilliant minds. If you’re passionate about coding, thrive in a fast-paced environment and fancy the chance to lead a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you. At Leonardo, we believe in empowering our team and fostering an atmosphere that inspires innovation. We’re not just about getting the job done; we’re about creating software that makes a difference. Ready to take your career to the next level? Let’s get started.We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to be the head of the spear that is our development team. This is a full-time hybrid position (not remote) located in Frankfurt am Main, with the flexibility of working from home up to 15 days a month. You’re a startup person through and through – you enjoy faced paced work, tight deadlines, figuring things out, quick turnarounds, and small and talented teams. You will be responsible for architecting, developing, optimising and maintaining the leonardo software to continue to effectively deliver critical impact data. You will collaborate closely with other developers, architects, designers, data scientists, sustainability experts and product managers to ensure the software and systems meet current and future business needs. You’re a will be coding 80% of the time and will undergo a rigorous live coding test as part of your interview process – we are not looking for an Engineering Manager.Tasks

• Lead a growing development team, incl. coaching other developers to upgrade the overall skill level of the team
• Make key technical & architectural decisions to ensure a high standard of security, efficiency and scalability
• Hands-on development of the leonardo web application
• Perform FE and BE code reviews and ensure best practices and high code quality is maintained
• Research & recommend new technologies that will meet business requirements
• Optimize code and algorithms to boost performance
• Setup and optimize DevOps processes
• Attend meetings with stakeholders and clients to provide technical feedback
• Deployment of ML models
• Collaborate with the Product, Design and ML teams to provide estimates and inputs on the difficulty & limitations of features

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in software development
• Experience in leading, hiring, and mentoring a development team
• Advanced knowledge in: Next.js, React.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Test Driven Development, DevOps, AWS Services
• Experience with both monolith and microservices architectures
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Comfortable communicating ideas or deliverables to the team and clients
• Bonus: Familiarity with MLOps, particularly experience with pipelines that require large language models or computer vision

Benefits

• Centrally located office in Frankfurt am Main
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• 30 days paid leave per year
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to build and influence the product and dev team
• An international team

Join our team at leonardo and make a meaningful impact in tackling the world’s pressing problems. Apply now for the Lead Software Engineer position!leonardoleonardo is a B2B SaaS solution that helps organisations measure sustainability impact. We combine scientific standards and engineering excellence to drastically simplify the complex task of impact measurement. leonardo’s suite of software tools enable organisations to measure, analyse, verify and report on impact, while remaining compliant to regulatory standards. We partner with organisations and businesses of any size from project developers on the ground, to capital providers and impact funds. Our goal is to do our part in tackling the world’s most pressing problems by making meaningful impact data accessible.

Expected salary

€70000 – 75000 per year

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen

Job date

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 22:12:51 GMT

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