Key Skills

Job Description

About Us We believe in the power of play. Through our innovative serious games, we are changing the way the world looks at people with cognitive challenges, such as dementia or intellectual disabilities. Our games combine smart hardware, thoughtful software, and evidence-based interactive content to create meaningful moments of joy for players and caregivers worldwide. To scale our technology roadmap and lead our core engineering team, we are looking for a hands-on, empathetic, and technically grounded Manager Software Engineering. The Role As Manager Software Engineering, you will directly manage a cross-functional team of 7 engineers across systems, web, and QA disciplines. You will bridge the gap between product strategy and technical execution while fostering individual growth. Because our domain spans embedded/systems engineering, web platforms, and quality assurance, we need a leader with a solid technical background who can speak the team's language, guide architectural decisions, and manage a diverse set of engineering disciplines effectively. Key Responsibilities People Management & Leadership: Provide direct line management for a cross-functional team of 7 engineers. Conduct regular 1-on-1s, drive talent development, evaluate performance, and maintain a high-trust, collaborative engineering culture. Cross-Functional Team Enablement: Align distinct technical disciplines toward shared sprint goals, deliverable milestones, and seamless product releases. Technical Guidance: Leverage your software engineering background to engage in technical architecture discussions, review trade-offs, and help the team solve complex engineering challenges. Delivery & Agile Processes: Optimize team processes and workflows to ensure high code quality, reliable releases, continuous testing, and scalable architecture. Cross-Department Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between your engineering team, Product Owners, UX/UI Designers, and Hardware teams to ensure smooth end-to-end integration. Requirements Leadership Experience: 3+ years in an engineering leadership role (e.g., Engineering Manager, Technical Team Lead) with a proven track record of managing cross-functional technical teams. Strong Technical Background: A solid background as a Software Engineer/Developer with the technical depth needed to guide cross-functional software teams effectively. Cross-Functional Domain Knowledge: Broad understanding of software development lifecycles across systems software, modern web applications, and QA automation/processes. Leadership Style: Coaching, servant-leadership approach. You prioritize removing roadblocks, empowering engineers, and fostering clear communication across disciplines. Languages: Professional fluency in both English and Dutch (spoken and written). Bonus: Experience in IoT, hardware-software integration, MedTech, or interactive media/gaming platforms. What We Offer Meaningful Impact: Lead a key team building technology that directly improves the lives of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people. Inspiring Work Environment: A dynamic, open, and friendly team culture in our Utrecht office. Hybrid Working: Balanced mix of on-site collaboration and working from home. Benefits: Annual salary up to 100K, company shares, 25 vacation days (full-time basis)and travel allowance.

Core Responsibilities

You will manage a cross-functional team of 7 engineers while bridging the gap between product strategy and technical execution. Your role involves fostering individual growth, optimizing agile workflows, and ensuring seamless integration across systems, web, and hardware platforms.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of engineering leadership experience and a strong technical background in software development. Professional fluency in both English and Dutch is required to effectively lead the team and collaborate across departments.

Benefits

• Company shares
• 25 vacation days
• Travel allowance