Software Engineering Manager

At Pluxee, we shape the world of employee benefits and engagement by bringing to life a personalized and sustainable employee experience, at work and beyond. Permanent Regular Job Description: Pluxee is a global player in employee benefits and engagement that operates in 31 countries. Pluxee helps companies attract, engage, and retain talent thanks to a broad range of solutions across Meal & Food, Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Reward & Recognition, and Public Benefits. Powered by leading technology and more than 5,000 engaged team members, Pluxee acts as a trusted partner within a highly interconnected B2B2C ecosystem made up of more than 500,000 clients, 36 million consumers and 1.7 million merchants. Conducting its business as a trusted partner for more than 45 years, Pluxee is committed to creating a positive impact on all its stakeholders, from driving business to local communities, to supporting wellbeing at work for employees while protecting the planet. 🚀 Your next challenge The Software Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of software applications and digital solutions that support business objectives. This role combines strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities, ensuring engineering best practices, architectural consistency, high-quality software delivery, and team development.  The Lead Engineer acts as a bridge between technical teams, product owners, business stakeholders, and IT Director, driving innovation while ensuring operational stability, scalability, and security of applications.  Supervise local delivery teams and vendor partners, while reporting on progress and risks to local and IT leadership. 🛠️ Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership   Define and enforce engineering standards, development methodologies, and coding best practices.   Review solution designs and provide guidance on scalability, security, integration, and performance.   Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, and cloud-native architectures.   Ensure technical documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained.   Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements or innovations.   Team Leadership & People Management   Lead, mentor, and coach software engineers and technical contributors.   Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and innovation-oriented engineering culture.   Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.   Conduct performance feedback sessions and contribute to career development planning.   Promote accountability, ownership, and continuous learning within the team.   Software Development & Delivery   Oversee the full software development lifecycle from requirements analysis through deployment and support.   Ensure delivery commitments are achieved with high quality and within agreed timelines.   Collaborate with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.   Monitor application quality, reliability, and performance.   Support prioritization and management of technical debt.   Ensure applications comply with security, compliance, and governance standards.   Operations & Support   Ensure stability and operational continuity of applications in production environments.   Support incident resolution and root cause analysis for critical production issues.   Monitor system health, application performance, and operational KPIs.   Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and efficiency.   Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and support teams when required.   Stakeholder Management & Collaboration   Partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities and technology needs.   Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.   Provide status reporting, risk assessment, and escalation management to IT   Director .   🌟 You´re a match Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field. 8+ years in software engineering/application development and 3+ years managing technical teams. Proven experience in agile environments and reorganizing teams into squads. Experience in global/regional environments will be a plus. Strong background in cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern architectures. Knowledge and experience on: -Software design principles -AI‑assisted development experience (GitHub Copilot or similar). -Object‑oriented programming, microservices, and API‑driven architectures. -Secure coding, application lifecycle management, and automated testing. -Technology stack: Node.js, Java, Python, Kubernetes, Azure. -Performance optimization and scalability engineering. -Quality assurance and testing frameworks. -Best practices for reliable, maintainable, and secure software systems. Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and a high sense of accountability and ownership. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with strong collaboration and teamwork approach.  Strategic and analytical thinking, problem-solving orientation, innovation-oriented mindset.  Business process oriented. Fluency in English is required.  Hybrid working model: 3 time a week in our office and 2 at home. ☀️ Happy at work 1) A meaningful job: Be the change! Help us build the future of employee benefits by bringing to life sustainable and personalized experiences and contribute to make a real impact on millions of lives. Our business model delivers not just for individuals but their communities too, by supporting local businesses and economies. 2) A great culture: People matter – a lot! Be part of a multicultural team that moves as one in a fast paced and innovative environment. We respect a