Job Description

Are you excited about contributing to the creation of software solutions that make a real impact on people's lives? Are you passionate about learning from industry experts and growing your skills in a collaborative environment? If you're eager to develop innovative products and grow professionally, we invite you to join our team!

We are Central Software Engineering (CSE), a team of over 100 engineering and product professionals spanning Prague, New Jersey, and Singapore. Our mission is to deliver innovative digital solutions that drive our company's strategic objectives through deep business and technical expertise. Collaborating with various divisions like research, manufacturing, and commercial, we build custom software solutions that enhance our patients' lives through technology.

We are seeking a skilled Delivery Lead to join our team in Prague. As a member of the Central Software Engineering team, you will be responsible for smooth software delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams, technical stakeholders, and business partners. Your role includes technical leadership, solution architecture, and project management.

What will you do?

• Provide technical direction and leadership to the technical team.

• Ensure coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes are adhered to.

• Oversee the design and architecture of software solutions.

• Provide guidance on best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles.

• Engage in hands-on software development using the main programming language (TypeScript, JavaScript).

• Write efficient and maintainable code for both back-end and front-end components.

• Work with databases to design and optimize data models.

• Develop and implement integrations between different systems using APIs, integration platforms and ensuring seamless communication and data exchange across platforms.

• Manage technical expectations of key stakeholders, including business product owners and technical product owners.

• Facilitate communication between business and technical teams, ensuring alignment on project goals.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and QA engineers.

• Lead and mentor junior colleagues, fostering their growth and development.

• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).

• Develop IaC with Terraform.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).

• Coordinate end-to-end delivery, plan and estimate effort.

• Identify risks and dependencies, remove obstacles, and support the technical team.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience in software development and delivery, with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role.

• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Good project management skills with experience in agile.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.

What we offer: 

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 

• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 

• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) 

• Pension and health insurance contributions 

• Internal reward system plus referral programme 

• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 

• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 

• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes 

• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 

• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 

• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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