Were looking for an experienced software engineer with a track record of technical leadership to join the Marketplace & Memorials Platform team. Youll lead a team of 34 engineers owning both delivery and the day-to-day technical direction of the team. This is a hands-on lead role: youll be writing code alongside your team while also setting standards unblocking people and keeping the work moving. Lead engineering across a portfolio serving hundreds of funeral homes and tens of thousands of families spanning high-volume integrations a digital product suite and a print platform under strategic review. Youll modernise legacy cloud solutions using Agentic AI toward a target architecture 10 React and Azure AKS while delivering next-generation AI-powered death notice and booklet design tools. Youll work daily with international colleagues across Germany Sweden and Norway.
Your tasks:
Lead a team of 34 engineers: day-to-day guidance technical direction and delivery accountability
Support the growth and effectiveness of your team members
Identify and address technical risk dependencies and blockers early
Collaborate closely with product management and customer success to scope plan and deliver features end-to-end
Work closely with the Architect other engineering teams DevOps and the CTOto keeptechnicaldirection aligned across the company
Define and uphold engineering practices and quality standards within your team
Strong C# background with production experience across multiple projects
Proven experience leading small engineering teams including direct technical mentorship
Solid grasp of CI/CDcontainerisation and cloud infrastructure
Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor Claude Code GitHub Copilot etc.)
Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans
Ownership mentality from design through to production
Fluent English (German or Swedish a plus)
What we offer:
A Berlin office that keeps you close to Engineering Product and the rest of the business
Real autonomy over how your team gets work done
A small engineering leadership group working on foundational platform challenges
Direct influence on the technical direction of a company in transformation
Meaningful work as the market leader in funeral technology
International collaboration across Germany Sweden Norway and Poland
About us
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work.
We are more than just a company we are pioneers of change and stand at the forefront to lead the industry into a new era. Our goal is not only to be present in Europe but to establish a global presence supporting every funeral service provider and their partners with our all-in-one technology platform.
Driven by our vision and supported by one of the most demanding and renowned private equity investors in the world we are in a phase of accelerated growth. Every day is a new opportunity for us to push our boundaries and realize our dreams. We are ready to change the world be part of this exciting journey with Rapid Data.
Required Experience:
IC
Job DescriptionWere looking for an experienced software engineer with a track record of technical leadership to join the Marketplace & Memorials Platform team. Youll lead a team of 34 engineers owning both delivery and the day-to-day technical direction of the team. This is a hands-on lead role: you...
Job Description
Were looking for an experienced software engineer with a track record of technical leadership to join the Marketplace & Memorials Platform team. Youll lead a team of 34 engineers owning both delivery and the day-to-day technical direction of the team. This is a hands-on lead role: youll be writing code alongside your team while also setting standards unblocking people and keeping the work moving. Lead engineering across a portfolio serving hundreds of funeral homes and tens of thousands of families spanning high-volume integrations a digital product suite and a print platform under strategic review. Youll modernise legacy cloud solutions using Agentic AI toward a target architecture 10 React and Azure AKS while delivering next-generation AI-powered death notice and booklet design tools. Youll work daily with international colleagues across Germany Sweden and Norway.
Your tasks:
Lead a team of 34 engineers: day-to-day guidance technical direction and delivery accountability
Support the growth and effectiveness of your team members
Identify and address technical risk dependencies and blockers early
Collaborate closely with product management and customer success to scope plan and deliver features end-to-end
Work closely with the Architect other engineering teams DevOps and the CTOto keeptechnicaldirection aligned across the company
Define and uphold engineering practices and quality standards within your team
Strong C# background with production experience across multiple projects
Proven experience leading small engineering teams including direct technical mentorship
Solid grasp of CI/CDcontainerisation and cloud infrastructure
Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor Claude Code GitHub Copilot etc.)
Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical plans
Ownership mentality from design through to production
Fluent English (German or Swedish a plus)
What we offer:
A Berlin office that keeps you close to Engineering Product and the rest of the business
Real autonomy over how your team gets work done
A small engineering leadership group working on foundational platform challenges
Direct influence on the technical direction of a company in transformation
Meaningful work as the market leader in funeral technology
International collaboration across Germany Sweden Norway and Poland
About us
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work.
We are more than just a company we are pioneers of change and stand at the forefront to lead the industry into a new era. Our goal is not only to be present in Europe but to establish a global presence supporting every funeral service provider and their partners with our all-in-one technology platform.
Driven by our vision and supported by one of the most demanding and renowned private equity investors in the world we are in a phase of accelerated growth. Every day is a new opportunity for us to push our boundaries and realize our dreams. We are ready to change the world be part of this exciting journey with Rapid Data.
Rapid Data is a leading software provider for the funeral industry in Europe and has been synonymous with innovation and progress since 1989. It is our passion to develop state-of-the-art ERP and CRM solutions that revolutionize the way funeral service providers work. We are more than
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