Software Engineering Technical Leader
On-siteStockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Job Summary
Coach and develop 8-12 developers building shared real-time media platform components, APIs, and cross-platform runtime layers. Set direction through goals, priorities, planning, weekly check-ins, 1:1s, and follow-up. Own execution, delivery predictability, quality gates, operational health, and agile continuous improvement. Manage people growth, performance feedback, development plans, individual performance factor recommendations, salary-review input, hiring, and retention. Lead a startup-like team within Cisco's Webex Media engineering site in Stockholm, combining global organizational resources with small-group agility.
Required Qualifications
- MSc (or equivalent) in Software Engineering or a related field
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 3+ years as an engineering manager or formal people leader for software development teams
- Strong C/C++ background
- Native platform, real-time, or performance-sensitive software experience
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with media streaming, real-time media platforms, conferencing, and relevant protocols
- Experience leading cross-platform media platform architecture, patterns, and build tools
- Experience growing senior engineers through feedback, delegation, mentorship, and career development
- Strong agile delivery leadership across planning, prioritization, risk management, and retrospectives
- AI responsibly and ensures AI-generated code is critically reviewed
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