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Team Lead Software - Edge (f/m/d)

  • Hybrid
    • München, Bayern, Germany
    • Munich, Bayern, Germany
    +1 more
  • Engineering

Job description

Orbem is an impact-driven deep tech startup from Munich, Germany. We develop fast, accurate, and accessible imaging solutions that provide access to otherwise unattainable sources of knowledge.

We seek to make a difference – and develop solutions to sustainably feed the world, transform disease detection, and accelerate the transition to a green economy.

Join us on our mission to unleash AI-powered imaging for everything and everyone.

Team Lead Software - Edge (f/m/d)

  • Starting date: As soon as possible

  • Yearly Salary: €90,000 - €100,000 (fixed range, annual gross)

  • Equity: Part-time: €40,000 - €80,000 in company shares

  • Benefits: Up to €5,000 annually

  • Work model: Full-time, Hybrid in Munich

  • Travel: Occasional travel to customer site required

Your role

As leader of the Edge Software Team, you will spearhead the design and implementation of groundbreaking software solutions for Automated Industrial MRI. This is an opportunity to transform cutting-edge MRI technology from its traditional clinical roots into fully automated, high-impact industrial applications.

Your mission is to empower and guide a team of brilliant Software Engineers, fostering their growth and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. With your strategic vision, you will ensure our software development plans align perfectly with our ambitious business goals.


Your day to day

In your daily activities, you will:

  • Cultivate a team culture that encourages professional growth, knowledge sharing, and excellence.

  • Explore and embrace emerging technologies and practices to expand our software engineering capabilities.

  • Develop a strategic hiring plan to attract and cultivate top-tier software engineering professionals.

  • Facilitate effective communication across the Software Department, ensuring alignment with company goals and values.

  • Champion the adoption of best practices in software engineering across teams within the Software Department and other Departments.

  • Oversee the software design for Orbem’s edge devices and integrate solutions for industrial automation, ensuring time-efficient processing, seamless automation, and robust integration with external hardware components.

  • Collaborate across teams to integrate modern software engineering tools and practices.

  • Facilitate technical decisions to ensure software alignment with business requirements and objectives.

  • Inspire others and motivate through effective communication with stakeholders on software-related matters.

Job requirements

Your experiences and skills

Fit to our values

  • We own every challenge: we enjoy complexity and thrive under uncertainty.

  • We strive for better: we seize any opportunity for growth and challenge the status quo. We are constantly learning and improving.

  • We imagine new frontiers: we think beyond ‘doable’ and ‘reasonable.’ We design a sustainable and healthy future together.

Technical Expertise

  • Proven experience in developing, architecting and guiding software projects on scale.

  • ThoroughStrong understanding of software development methodologies and the ability to deliver scalable, maintainable and efficient software systems.

  • Experience with industrial automation software, and modern tools for software engineering, machine learning, and DevOps.

Leadership and business acumen

  • Leadership and mentorship to guide a team of software engineering professionals.

  • Ability to foster a cohesive and motivated team environment that promotes growth.

  • Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Ability to align software engineering goals with business requirements.

  • Understanding of business processes and operations.

We look for people to join us in our journey towards a culture focused on the following principles:

  • Promoting knowledge sharing and social coding to enhance code quality and support continuous learning.

  • Encouraging experimentation and learning from failures within a blameless culture, emphasizing process and tool improvement.

  • We maintain a healthy codebase through test-driven development, focusing on robust test suites and simplicity in design.

  • Using rapid feedback from production to advance our iterative development process.

  • Advocating for a deep understanding of our business, system thinking, and domain-driven design to deliver value aligned with Orbem’s mission. 

What makes you stand out from other candidates

  • Demonstrate a passion for empowering and motivating the team members to reach their full potential.

  • Possess an insatiable curiosity and a desire to explore the frontiers of software engineering.

  • Experience understanding and diving deep into complex set ups with multiple subsystems and interdependencies.

  • Experience working with MRI systems and medical imaging technologies.

  • Experience with IoT technologies and industrial automation solutions.

  • Live and breathe our values of striving for better, embrace every challenge, and imagine new frontiers.

What we offer

International Environment: Join a team with 40+ nationalities across 5 continents, all driven by a shared purpose: shedding light on the world’s toughest challenges.


Attractive Compensation Package:

  • Stock Options: Share in Orbem’s success.

  • Visa & Relocation Support: Seamless support for your move to Germany.

  • Learning & Development: €1,750 annual budget for personal growth.

  • Fitness Membership: Access to Urban Sports Club or Wellpass.

  • Childcare Reimbursement: Support for Kita/Kindergarten fees.

  • Deutschland Ticket: Full coverage of public transportation.

Work-Life Integration:

  • Flexible Hours & Home Office: Work when and where it suits you.

  • WFH Perks: Get €185 to upgrade your home office + a sleek external monitor on us!

  • 30 Days Paid Leave: Plenty of time to recharge.

  • Personal Leave: Flexibility for life’s important moments.

  • Work from Anywhere: Experience new cultures and environments for up to 60 days per year.

Make a Difference: Join an ambitious, fast-growing team working on breakthrough technology. In our scale-up environment, you’ll have the freedom to lead your projects and make an impact. We provide a platform for you to explore, innovate, and define your vision for the future. At Orbem, we’re committed to helping you discover your strengths, and while we aim to teach you, we also want to learn from you.

Your team

As a Team Lead Software - Edge Platform, you become part of our diverse and international team. Learn more about the team members, their work and challenges here: www.orbem.ai 

At Orbem, we're committed to building a smart, diverse team, and we recognize that self-doubt can prevent talented individuals from applying. If you feel you don't meet every requirement, we'd love to hear from you anyway! 

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