Development Team Lead

Are you a full stack or front end developer who enjoys building high-quality software and helping teams grow and perform at their best? Do you like combining hands-on technical work with coaching, continuous improvement, and guiding a team’s collaboration and performance? Then this hybrid role might be perfect for you.

Full-time · Enschede

What we are looking for:

As a Development Team lead you’ll combine hands-on development with team coaching to make a real impact. You’ll work with up to 10 team members—including developers, testers, an information analyst, and a product owner—helping them achieve goals, improve ways of working, and grow both individually and as a team.

Collaborating closely with the Development Manager and other Team leads, you’ll ensure alignment across teams and create the conditions for top performance in our cloud-native SaaS environment. We’re looking for a skilled full stack or frontend developer (e.g., React) who’s as passionate about coaching and collaboration as they are about building great software.

Your responsibilities:

• Support the team in setting clear goals and priorities aligned with Sqills’ organizational objectives;

• Coach the team in Agile ways of working (Kanban), with a focus on flow, predictability, and continuous improvement;

• Facilitate team moments such as retrospectives, kickoffs, refinements, and improvement sessions;

• Encourage self-organization, ownership, and open communication within the team;

• Help balance workloads and address day-to-day impediments that impact team progress;

• Provide ongoing feedback and coaching to team members, supporting personal growth and professional development;

• Address people-related topics such as well-being, collaboration challenges, and performance, in alignment with the Development Manager

• Actively support knowledge sharing within the team and across teams, working together with other Development Team leads.
  

What will you do:

• Design, implement, and maintain software modifications and enhancements;

• Contribute to software architecture and technical decision-making;

• Draft and review technical specifications;

• Perform and review testing to ensure quality and stability;

• Help monitor and maintain production environments;

• Participate in code reviews;

• Stay up to date with new technologies and encourage technical learning within the team.
  

We are looking for someone with:

• Solid experience as a software developer, with broad technical knowledge;

• Clear affinity with frontend development (for example React);

• Experience in coaching or mentoring teams, supporting personal growth and team effectiveness;

• Comfort in addressing performance and collaboration topics with team members;

• Experience working in Agile, DevOps-oriented environments;

• Strong communication skills in English;

• A balanced mindset: people-focused, but results-driven.
  

Nice to have:

• Experience with Go, Kotlin, React and/or Type Script;

• Enthusiasts about automation and AI tools;

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS);

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines;

• Experience with SaaS products;

• Previous experience as Team Lead, Development Coach, or similar role.

What can you expect from Sqills?

• Join an enthusiastic, diverse, and agile team of 240+ colleagues worldwide;

• Enjoy a flat structure environment with high responsibility and the ability to make an impact;

• Work in an open, challenging environment with ambitious professionals from varied backgrounds;

• Take advantage of exciting travel and growth opportunities within Sqills and Siemens Mobility

• Participate in inspiring company outings with colleagues from North America, Europe, and beyond.
  

Curious?

We can only consider applications from Dutch, EU/EEA or Swiss citizens, or from individuals who already hold a valid residence and work permit for the Netherlands.