Job Description

The Position

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 seasoned principal developer with broad technical background and deep understanding of modern software architecture principles for our team in Prague, with global impact. As a member of the Central Software Engineering team, you will be designing and reviewing software solutions, starting new software initiatives, setting up delivery teams and defining delivery methods and ways of working. You will be participating in definition of overall Engineering Strategy and implementation of new technology trends and ways of working. We require strong leadership skills in unknown environment (requirements, team setup, roadmap, etc.), excellent technical consultancy skills incl. analytical and numeric methods, ability to prepare, estimate and present complex solutions incl. architecture design, cost analysis, delivery modes, team setup, and other aspects of new software initiatives. Split 50% technical, individual contribution and 50% leadership.

What will you do?

Provide technical direction and leadership to the technical team, often in new and unknown environments.Participate in definition of standards, best practices, quality assurance processes and ensure these are adhered to in the delivery teams.Oversee the design and architecture of software solutions, often hands-on with direct technical contribution.Provide guidance and assessments in best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles.Lead top developers and architects in the Central Software Engineering organization, provide support, guidance and participate in their professional development.Engage in hands-on software development with flexibility in selection of programming languages.Write efficient and maintainable code for both back-end and front-end components. Work with data, databases and data integration platforms to design and optimize data models and data flows.Develop and implement integrations between different systems using APIs, integration platforms and ensuring seamless communication and data exchange across platforms.Initiate projects by discussions with key business stakeholders, analyze the high-level requirements and propose optimal software solutions.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 and strategies. Work closely with cross-functional teams including business sponsors, product managers, Experience Design, and QA engineers.Lead and mentor colleagues, fostering their growth and development, with impact in the entire Software Engineering organization.Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, provide hands-on guidance in automating and managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, provide hands-on guidance in IaC with Terraform.Upon large projects initiation or large software product reviews, enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).Ensure the DevSecOps standards are followed in new initiatives or reviewed softwareRepresent the Central Software Engineering organization in large new initiatives and / or reviewed solutions.Plan and estimate effort, oversee / manage end-to-end delivery.Identify risks and dependencies, remove obstacles, and support the technical teams.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD 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, incl. Corporate Diplomacy.Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure).Understanding of the Pros & Cons and the fit for low-code platforms vs. full-fledged custom software solutions.

Nice to have

Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.Proficiency and hands-on, current practice in several of the programming languages we use: Java / Python / .NET / JS (Node  React).Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.Experience from designing and delivering large-scale solutions with a rapid delivery approach.

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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Regular

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Hybrid

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Required Skills:

Data Modeling, Design Applications, Release Management, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration

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Job Posting End Date:

01/3/2025

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Requisition ID:R325541