Hybrid Lead Engineer

at November Five

• Job title: Lead Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Antwerp, Belgium

About the role

• Lead Engineer handling team management and technical contributions for an engineering team at November Five. Delivering high-quality solutions while cultivating a productive team culture in Antwerp, Belgium.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 5-8 engineers, providing technical direction and career development
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with people leadership and team development
• Partner with Head of Engineering to implement and drive engineering transformation initiatives
• Help define the engineering roadmap, including how to leverage AI to enhance products and processes
• Foster a culture of candid feedback, accountability, and continuous learning within your team
• Collaborate with product and other engineering leads to deliver high-quality solutions
• Establish and reinforce engineering standards, best practices, and processes
• Coach team members to elevate their technical skills and professional capabilities
• Participate in hiring and building out the engineering organization

Requirements

• Experience working in an agency or consulting environment, you understand client delivery, shifting priorities, and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with proven technical depth
• 2+ years of direct people management experience leading engineering teams
• Track record of improving team performance and developing engineering talent
• Strong communication skills and the ability to give and receive candid feedback
• Experience balancing technical contribution with people management responsibilities
• Comfortable working hybrid in Antwerp, Belgium
• Comfortable building credibility with teams across different platforms and technologies.

Benefits

• Opportunity for significant company-level impact in a transforming organization
• Autonomy to shape team culture and engineering practices
• Hybrid work arrangement with meaningful in-person collaboration
• Competitive compensation package
• Full trust, a fully optimized benefits package with options for a mobility budget or company car, smartphone budget, mobile subscription, MacBook, pension plan, hospitalization insurance, net expenses, meal vouchers, 12 additional holidays & shared rewards
• Work from a stunning Antwerp HQ