Lead Software Engineer

Wakeo provides a SaaS platform to bring real-time visibility on intercontinental transportation.

Using AI-based technology, we help shippers and logistics providers build a resilient and sustainable supply chain.

We already work with global leaders such as Uniqlo, Michelin, Corteva, Air Liquide, Rhenus or Hartrodt with users in more than 180 countries and we are rapidly growing our network.

And we do not plan to stop there! We just raised €18 million with Statkraft Ventures and our historical investors Promus Ventures, 360 Capital, 50 Partners and Techstars, to give even more visibility to worldwide transport actors.

We are looking for a new Lead Software Developer to join our engineering team. The team is already composed of 11 members, dispatched into 4 squads. You will build an important part of our platform, be a pioneer in an ambitious technical project and grow with the company.

You will design and implement innovative user interfaces for the control of the platform. You will also be in charge of coaching one of the squads, composed of 3 to 4 engineers.

To do so, you will participate in the discovery and delivery with the product managers, and lead your squad toward release objectives. You will also participate in managing tech process with the other leads, animate dev days (off days for tech only), and other rituals!

You will be in close relationship with your engineering manager, the other squad’s lead devs and lead product managers.

Short term (4 months) :

• You have a good understanding of the product.
• You have a good understanding of our architecture and infrastructure.
• You understand and follow the process at Wakeo for product and engineers from discovery to increment release.
• You bond with your squad.
• You release new increments, reaching sprint goals successfully.

Long Term :

• You have a strong understanding of the product.
• You have a clear overview of our architecture and infrastructure.
• You are able to challenge product requests and technical choices made by the team.
• You are able to coach your squad, resolving blockers, keeping ICs motivated.
• You animate R&D sessions with the whole engineering team.

• You have graduated from an Engineering School and have a minimum of 4-8 years of professional experience. Experience in an international B-to-B SaaS is a plus.
• You speak French and English.
• You are familiar with the scrum agile methodology.
• You have an engineering mindset and strong knowledge in development, especially on frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, Python.
• You help referencing and absorbing technical debt, perform R&D during your dev days and prez days.
• You have good communication skills by being structured and persuasive, and able to make decisions and argue them.
• Good management of ambiguous and complex projects.