Lead Software Engineer / Technical Lead (f/m/d) · Enterprise Applications

On behalf of our client - a leading European enterprise in the consumer services, travel, and mobility sector, we are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer / Technical Lead (f/m/d) - Enterprise Applications. The enterprise operates high-scale, mission-critical digital platforms supporting millions of customer interactions annually. In this pivotal role, you will take strategic ownership of software quality assurance, spearhead the modernization of test automation architectures, and orchestrate international engineering and delivery teams. Take end-to-end technical ownership of a business-critical enterprise platform in a global matrix environment. You will steer cross-functional development streams, align system architecture with solution design, and drive engineering excellence, scalability, and audit-readiness.

• Location: Northern Germany Region / Greater Hamburg Area (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Technical Leadership & Architecture: Translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable software designs. Enforce OWASP security standards, code quality, and technical debt reduction strategies.
• Delivery & Governance: Own end-to-end multi-stream feature delivery, ensuring stable releases, audit-compliant documentation, and structured change management.
• DevOps & Quality: Partner with QA and Ops to embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Shift-Left), optimize branching strategies, and ensure environment reliability.
• Vendor & Team Steering: Direct internal engineers and external nearshore/offshore development partners, ensuring SLA compliance, velocity, and quality standards.
• Experience: 8+ years in enterprise software engineering; 3+ years in a technical lead or engineering leadership role.
• Stack: Strong hands-on proficiency in .NET and Angular .
• Cloud & DevOps: Deep expertise in Azure services (AKS, Kubernetes, VM provisioning) and modern CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps or Jira).
• Observability: Practical experience in APM, logging, and performance tuning (eg, Dynatrace ).
• Architecture & Process: Strong background in microservices, secure API design, and Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe).
• Education & Languages: Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent; fluent English (C1+); German is a plus.