Tech Lead, Software Engineering
On-siteOdense, South Denmark, Denmark
Job Summary
Design, build, and ship high-quality software while guiding technical decisions on architecture, design patterns, and technology choices. Break down complex product requirements into scoped technical plans and help the team estimate and sequence work. Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance while partnering with the engineering manager on team health and roadmap prioritization. Champion engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence, and identify technical debt to improve system reliability. Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis for production issues. Collaborate with cross-team leads to align on shared systems and support the growing Denmark-based engineering team serving pilots and flight operations globally.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong track record of shipping production software
- Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on a team, whether as a tech lead, senior/staff engineer, or similar role
- Strong software design and architecture skills, with the ability to make sound trade-offs between speed, quality, and maintainability
- Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages relevant to our stack (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#)
- Experience with API design, databases, and building reliable, scalable services or applications
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
- A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in helping other engineers grow
- Experience with modern engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and code review
- Based in Denmark or willing to work from our Denmark location, with authorization to work in the EU
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building software in aviation, geospatial, or other safety-critical, data-intensive domains
- Experience working with distributed teams spanning Europe and the US
- Full-stack experience across front-end and backend systems
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS or GCP) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Interest in aviation or flight operations
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