Freelance Engineering Lead
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Brugge, Belgique
SA Pro Solutions
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For one of our close clients we are seeking three Engineering Leads to play a pivotal role in a long-term technology transformation. These are strategic leadership positions with significant impact on the organization's engineering capabilities and future direction. Language requirement for this role is English and Dutch.
Practical information:
Start date: to be discussed/ASAP
Region: Bruges
Hybrid possibilities: 2-3 days on site
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Take ownership of people management activities, including recruitment, performance management, career development, and, where necessary, offboarding.
- Conduct performance, development, and other challenging people conversations with professionalism and empathy.
- Ensure the right people are assigned to the right roles based on skills, strengths, and business needs.
- Foster a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
- Support the ongoing evolution of engineering practices and organizational maturity. You have:
- A background as a software engineer or developer with strong technical credibility.
- The ability to engage in meaningful technical discussions and gain the trust of engineering teams.
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and mentoring engineering professionals.
- Strong people management skills with experience guiding teams through change.
- A forward-looking mindset with a passion for modern engineering practices rather than maintaining legacy ways of working.
- The ability to drive organizational transformation while balancing business and people needs. Technology Environment The engineering landscape includes:
- Microsoft Azure
- Java
- Oracle Database
- Microservices architecture
- An ongoing transition towards AI-native software engineering
- Agile delivery methodologies The organization has historically operated within a SAFe framework but is actively evolving towards a more streamlined and pragmatic Agile approach with fewer process layers. Context
- Three Engineering Leads will work closely together to ensure consistency in leadership, people management, and engineering practices.
- The roles report directly to the engineering leadership team.
- Collaboration across teams and alignment on engineering standards and culture are essential.
- A hybrid working model is in place, with an expectation of being present in the Bruges office 2-3 days per week. Strategic Importance This is not a traditional Team Lead position. The role combines elements of:
- Engineering Manager
- People Leader
- Transformation Lead
- Technical Coach While hands-on development is not the primary focus, maintaining technical credibility is essential to effectively guide engineering teams and support the organization's evolution towards modern software engineering and AI-enabled development practices. Key Success Factors
- Strong technical credibility
- Excellent people leadership skills
- Coaching and mentoring capabilities
- Experience leading organizational and cultural change
- A modern perspective on Agile delivery, cloud-native architectures, and AI-powered software engineering Loon: Tot €699,00 per dag Werklocatie: Hybride telewerken in Brugge
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Take ownership of people management activities, including recruitment, performance management, career development, and, where necessary, offboarding.
- Conduct performance, development, and other challenging people conversations with professionalism and empathy.
- Ensure the right people are assigned to the right roles based on skills, strengths, and business needs.
- Foster a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
- Support the ongoing evolution of engineering practices and organizational maturity. You have:
- A background as a software engineer or developer with strong technical credibility.
- The ability to engage in meaningful technical discussions and gain the trust of engineering teams.
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and mentoring engineering professionals.
- Strong people management skills with experience guiding teams through change.
- A forward-looking mindset with a passion for modern engineering practices rather than maintaining legacy ways of working.
- The ability to drive organizational transformation while balancing business and people needs. Technology Environment The engineering landscape includes:
- Microsoft Azure
- Java
- Oracle Database
- Microservices architecture
- An ongoing transition towards AI-native software engineering
- Agile delivery methodologies The organization has historically operated within a SAFe framework but is actively evolving towards a more streamlined and pragmatic Agile approach with fewer process layers. Context
- Three Engineering Leads will work closely together to ensure consistency in leadership, people management, and engineering practices.
- The roles report directly to the engineering leadership team.
- Collaboration across teams and alignment on engineering standards and culture are essential.
- A hybrid working model is in place, with an expectation of being present in the Bruges office 2-3 days per week. Strategic Importance This is not a traditional Team Lead position. The role combines elements of:
- Engineering Manager
- People Leader
- Transformation Lead
- Technical Coach While hands-on development is not the primary focus, maintaining technical credibility is essential to effectively guide engineering teams and support the organization's evolution towards modern software engineering and AI-enabled development practices. Key Success Factors
- Strong technical credibility
- Excellent people leadership skills
- Coaching and mentoring capabilities
- Experience leading organizational and cultural change
- A modern perspective on Agile delivery, cloud-native architectures, and AI-powered software engineering Loon: Tot €699,00 per dag Werklocatie: Hybride telewerken in Brugge