Technology Lead Engineer

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For more than 80 years, Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has made it possible for pilots and their passengers to safely and efficiently reach their destinations. We are the world’s leading provider of aeronautical data and operational support, combining our company’s enduring spirit of innovation with a legacy of leadership in aviation to deliver 21st century navigation and optimization solutions.

Jeppesen, A Boeing Company is looking for a Technology Lead Engineer based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

About the Position:

The Technical Lead will be responsible for guiding the technical direction of software development projects, ensuring high-quality code, and mentoring team members. This role requires a strong understanding of software engineering principles, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About the Position:

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and direction to the development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards.

• Architecture and Design: Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to design scalable and maintainable software solutions that meet business requirements.

• Problem Solving: Identify and resolve technical challenges and roadblocks, providing innovative solutions to complex problems.

• Project Management: Assist in project planning, estimation, and resource allocation, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.

• Mentorship: Mentor and support team members in their professional development, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Documentation: Ensure proper documentation of technical designs, processes, and code to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members.

• Continuous Improvement: Advocate for and implement process improvements, tools, and technologies that enhance team productivity and software quality.

Responsibilities:

• Lead execution of technology project plans and deliverables

• Serve as a technical representative for the organization

• Acts as a liaison between the Director, clients, and stakeholders to ensure consistent communication and ensuring involvement or decision-making at the proper time.

• In project meetings, support the Director and senior management by assuming responsibility forcompletion of relevant action items.

• Act as a strategic advisor to the Director

• Be an active member of the local Software Development leadership team

• Create appropriate reporting content in MS Office

• Coordinate and work closely with various stakeholders - internal and external, and other functions such as Facilities, Finance etc.

• Work with different time zones to interface with Boeing personnel around the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: 5 or more years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or similar role.

• Architecture Knowledge: Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, design principles, and best practices.

• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile development environments (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and foster a positive team culture.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another field of engineering (or have equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace domain experience

• Working with airlines in a software development leadership role

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Experience of migrating applications to the cloud

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, containerization).

• Knowledge of database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).

• Experience in mentoring and coaching junior developers.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite (3 days a week). This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense. 

Visa Sponsorship: Employer will initiate the visa application; however, the successful candidate will cover the cost of visa.

Join us if you want to:

• Be a part of something big, challenging and meaningful.

• Additional days off for Christmas break (December 24th-January 1st).

• Employee recognition program (Boeing PridePoints).

• Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan).

Important information regarding this requisition: This requisition is for a locally hired position in Sweden. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE CURRENT LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK IMMEDIATELY IN SWEDEN. BOEING WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN IMMIGRATION AND LABOUR SPONSORSHIP FOR ANY APPLICANTS. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

Please apply by sending your CV in English.

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