Engineering Lead - Cloud Development

Company Introduction

We are part of  Leica Geosystems part of  Hexagon  group   in   Switzerland, a global leader in spatial measurement known for premium products and innovative solution development, supporting professionals in a diverse mix of industries, such as aerospace and defence, safety and security, construction, and manufacturing.

A range of highly advanced core technologies - EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), GPS / GNSS technology, airborne LiDAR sensors, 3D laser scanning, tilt and angle measurement and 3D point cloud generation and CAD / CAM software.

When an entire city needs to be rendered into a 3D model in-flight, utilities buried deep under soil need to be uncovered, highly complex infrastructure projects need to be implemented and even when crime scene investigation needs to be documented – that’s Leica Geosystems , part of Hexagon . More than 5,000 employees in 33 countries help us develop the latest technologies for R eality Capture , survey and measurement.

Job Description

We are a dynamic and expanding software development team dedicated to delivering innovative cloud-based services. As a leading device manufacturer, Hexagon offers significant potential to capture, store, transform, and stream data to a global customer base. To support our continued growth and evolution, we are seeking a talented and motivated Engineering Lead to join our team.

If you are a skilled professional who is passionate about developing cutting-edge applications and enjoys playing a proactive role in team leadership and management, we would be eager to hear from you!

Personal Skills

As a disciplinary supervisor, you will be supporting for administrative processes such as time and performance management as well as recruiting

You are a role model in the implementation of our vision and mission and support your employees in living it in their daily business

You coach your employees with regard to their personal development, their individual strengths and their potential

You work closely with those responsible for the specialist areas and take care of long-term skills and capacity management with the responsible system architects, for example

Together with our project managers, scrum masters and HR managers, you are dedicated to team development and support personnel development

You keep an eye on the overall context and, together with our HR managers, work on organizational and cultural issues as well as projects

You actively promote personal responsibility and self-organization in your area, but also across R&D; at the same time, you promote an open feedback and error learning culture

Technical Skills

Experience and familiarity with public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS

Professional experience developing cloud applications

Comfortable with DevOps practices involving configuration management, CI / CD pipelines, deployment patterns, etc

Strong knowledge of software and architectural design patterns

Experience in programming using high level languages, preferable : C# .NET

Strong knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies

A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience managing software development teams

What makes you special

You play an active role in people management, technical leadership and support the product management

You have experience in coaching, team and organizational development in a technical company, preferably in the software sector

You are characterized by strong communication skills and have experience in moderation and conflict management

You are enthusiastic about modern work style and agile topics and are a very open-minded, solution-oriented person with a lot of energy

At the same time, you are characterized by a very structured, strong implementation and efficient way of working

You are fluent in English

We offer

Competitive salary dependent on experience and qualifications

Working with cutting-edge technologies (on the cloud side, as well with connection to GNSS / TPS devices, 3D laser scanners, massive 3D point clouds data, geospatial software)

Excellent atmosphere and comfortable working environment

Friendly and helpful environment with opportunities for personal development