Lead Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Location: Košice, Košický kraj, sk

Company Description

Our brand Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia entered the life of Košice region in 2006 under the name of T-Systems Slovakia and ever since has been inextricably linked with the region when became one of the founding members of Košice IT Valley. We have managed to grow from scratch to the second largest employer in the eastern part of the country with more than 3900 employees. Our goal is to proactively find new ways to improve and continuously transform into the type of company providing innovative information and communication technology services.

Job Description

Purpose

At Talent Attraction & Sourcing (TAS) in Deutsche Telekom, we are transforming the way Telekom attracts, engages, and hires talent worldwide. As a Software Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the technical foundation of our global HR products and digital platforms. Working closely with Senior Software Architect, Product Managers, Software Developers, UX Designers, and Data Analysts, you will design scalable solutions that deliver outstanding user experiences and enable continuous innovation across the entire product lifecycle.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Define and evolve the architecture of software solutions, platforms, and integrations, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Design and evolve the architecture of our Talent Acquisition products
• Develop core platform and integration components
• Support engineering teams in architecture and technology decisions
• Design and implement AI- and LLM-based solutions
• Ensure scalability, quality, security, and compliance across systems
• Foster engineering excellence through mentoring, code reviews, and best practices

Qualifications

YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU:

• have experience in software architecture and building production-grade applications
• have strong knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, distributed systems, and CI/CD
• have hands-on experience delivering AI or LLM-based solutions into production
• have understanding of data privacy, compliance, and AI governance requirements
• AI / ML and practical use of AI in software engineering.
• have ability to communicate complex technical concepts, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
• have ability to collaborate across teams and guide technical decision-making
• are fluent in English

Additional Information

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE US?

We believe in balance between work and personal life. An attractive and extensive work-life balance portfolio guarantees lasting motivation for employees and thus a better quality of life, promotes physical and mental well-being and contributes to a positive work environment. All this with the aim of providing more freedom in reconciling work, career growth, private life and individual lifestyle. Therefore we offer to our employees over 25 different benefits to improve their personal and professional life in these areas:

• Financial benefits
• Benefits with focus on learning and development
• Benefits with focus on health and sport
• Benefits with focus on family and work – life balance
• Other benefits

For more information about our benefits click to Benefits

Salary

Final salary is negotiable.

We are offering base salary depending on seniority level and previous experience of candidate. In addition to base salary we provide variable part and other financial benefits. Base salary will not be lower than 2000€ /brutto.

Additional information

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Slovakia due to European taxation regulation.