Lead Software Engineer (m/f/d)
alteos · Berlin ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Category
- Software engineering
Lead Software Engineer at alteos (an AXA-backed insurtech) in Berlin: technically own the Configuration Experience team that builds and manages insurance products. Mostly hands-on full-stack Node.js/TypeScript work — RFCs, PoCs, shipping code — with a smaller people-leadership component. Hybrid role based in Berlin's City-West.
- Take technical ownership of Configuration Experience — the team that builds and manages our insurance products — and set the direction for how the team delivers.
- Spend the bulk of your time hands-on: researching technical solutions, writing RFCs, building PoCs with other teams, and shipping the resulting code yourself.
- Act as a sparring partner for product managers and stakeholders on key business and technical decisions.
- Keep delivery on track — plan realistically, follow agile principles, hit deadlines.
- Lead people by example: give feedback, run team meetings, support colleagues' growth. This is a smaller part of the role — most of your time stays technical.
- Spot obstacles early, resolve them, and keep stakeholders proactively informed.
- Solid hands-on experience as a software engineer with Node.js and TypeScript.
- First experience leading or managing people — you don't need years of management under your belt, but you've done it at least once and want to grow into it further.
- Full-stack understanding across frontend and backend, with a cloud-agnostic mindset.
- Solid experience working with AI tools in your engineering workflow — Harnesses, delegating tasks to subagents, orchestrating multi-agent setups, and similar. Clear communicator, motivated to grow into building and guiding a team over time.
- Insurance or finance experience is a plus.
When you become part of our team, you can expect to work with incredibly versatile and talented colleagues.
- The opportunity to lead and grow an exciting team
- The opportunity to shape the future of insurance by contributing to the strategy and success of Alteos and further advancing one of the worlds leading core insurance systems
- Modern working in the middle of Berlin's City-West, with a wide range of perks and benefits. To name a few: subsidized lunch & one free lunch a week, discount on BVG ticket, company (e-)bike leasing, urban sports club, mental well-being app
- Many opportunities to connect with your colleagues outside of daily work, e.g.through team events, weekly yoga classes, team runs and more
- A flexible work model (hybrid working role)