Software Development Manager
Budapest, HU
Discover your impact with KUKA Group
KUKA Group offers an enormous spectrum of possibilities to advance your career, live your passions and unlock your potential. We´re one of the world's leading automation specialists, offering global opportunities in areas such as robotics, automation, logistics, software solutions and electronics. If you´re a go-getter, a visionary with bold ambitions and believer in collaboration and mutual respect, then you're poised for success here at KUKA Group.
Make an impact
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of warehouse automation solutions.
- Serve as a technical authority in software development efforts with Java, C#, Python, and other development languages along with architectural design decisions.
- Review designs and team solutions to ensure architecture principles are being followed and executed to ensure a modular, scalable, and high-availability automation platform.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and deliverables.
- Maintain a balance between technical and operational leadership and hands-on support for the teams delivery responsibilities.
- Oversee the end-to-end project lifecycle for all SDLC activities to include shared responsibilities around planning, estimation, and alignment of the projects with business objectives and timelines.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI/ML and Agentic platforms and tools where applicable.
- Participate in strategic planning and roadmap creation for automation software initiatives.
- Drive Agile methodologies ensuring the facilitation of sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming in coordination with product owners and solution architects.
- Foster a high—performance engineering culture through mentoring, coaching and career development, promoting accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
- Establish, maintain, and monitor KPIs to track project health, team productivity, and software quality.
- Champion best practices in software development including CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, security, and documentation.
- Ensure compliancy for team and architectures to support ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR and any certifications established for logistics data security.
What you need to succeed
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
- Proven experience in Java, C#, Python, or other development languages to include Spring framework and designing RESTful microservices or components.
- Solid understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Strong background in Agile methodologies with practical experience managing multiple software projects.
- Strong background in DevOps tools and practices to include containerization (Docker and Kubernetes) to include cloud-native deployments.
- Demonstrated success in building and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) statement
Our core belief is in treating each other with kindness, an open mind, and mutual respect, creating an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
KUKA Group is a company committed to equal opportunities. We manage every application with meticulous care and consideration - with a decision-making process that pays no heed to your origin, educational background, age, gender, sexual orientation, or your religious or political beliefs. If you join KUKA Group, you will have ample opportunities to share what motivates you and what defines your individuality.
Join the journey!
If you think a career with KUKA Group could be what you are looking for, we´d love to hear from you. We´re looking forward to receiving your application!