Team Manager (Line Manager — Software Engineering)

About the Position

Team Manager (Line Manager - Software Engineering)

Lead and grow our software engineering team at 3Shape. Shape the future of dental tech with people-first leadership in a global, inclusive environment.

About the Role

We are looking for a Team/Line Manager to lead, support, and develop software engineering professionals in a Matrix organization.

This role is focused on people leadership, performance management, capability development, engagement, and stakeholder alignment. The Line Manager will not own day-to-day delivery execution, but must have a solid understanding of software delivery processes, engineering team dynamics, stakeholder landscape, and product development flow in order to manage people performance effectively and credibly.

The ideal candidate is a strong people leader with experience from a software development environment, able to work across Product, Project/Delivery, Architecture, Engineering, Quality, and other functions.

Responsibilities

• People Management
  • Serve as a primary point of support for a group of software engineers - hold regular 1:1s, build trust-based relationships, and help people feel motivated, engaged, and set up for success.
• Performance Management
  • Set clear expectations, provide structured and timely feedback, and recognize strong contributions. Address performance concerns early, with fairness and transparency.
• Development and Career Growth
  • Lead meaningful development conversations and co-create Personal Development Plans. Help engineers identify growth opportunities and connect their aspirations with business and technology direction.
• Stakeholder Management in the Matrix
  • Partner closely with Product, Delivery, and Architecture to ensure your team has clarity on priorities, the right support, and a clear path through matrix complexity.
• Capability and Organizational Development
  • Identify skill gaps and succession risks, contribute to hiring and staffing decisions, and foster an engineering culture built on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Previous role as Line Manager, People Manager, Engineering Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Team Lead, or similar.
• Practical understanding of Agile ways of working, engineering team dynamics, and key delivery roles.
• Proven experience with performance conversations, feedback, development planning, and employee engagement.
• Comfort working in a matrix environment with stakeholders across Product, Delivery, Architecture, and Engineering.
• Experience supporting people through change, ambiguity, or shifting priorities.

We Offer

• Meaningful work that helps to change the future of dentistry
• Work in a unique professional, friendly, and supportive environment
• Constant professional growth and development
• A healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive benefits including 24 working days of annual vacation; medical insurance; paid sick leaves and child sick leaves; maternity and paternity leaves, etc.
• Breakfasts and lunches in the office
• Good working conditions in a comfortable office in UNIT.City
• A parking lot with free spaces for employees
• Occasional business trips to Western Europe
• Opportunity to become a part of the success that 3Shape has created over the past 25 years.

About the Company

3Shape develops 3D scanners and software solutions that enable dental and hearing professionals to treat more people, more effectively. Our products are market-leading innovative solutions that make a real difference in the lives of both patients and dental professionals around the world.

3Shape is headquartered in Copenhagen, with development teams in Denmark, Ukraine, North Macedonia and with a production site in Poland.

We are a global company with presence in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Founded in 2000, today, we provide services to customers in over 130 countries. Our growing talent pool of over 2,200 employees spans 50 nationalities.

3Shape as an employer is committed to Ukraine. Our UA office was founded in 2006, and we are continuing to grow, hire, and take care of our employees even during the war in Ukraine. Among other actions, we support our contractors who are called to the military service, as well as care about our colleagues’ mental health by implementing different activities.

For more information, visit our website: www.3shape.com and follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/3shape_ukraine.

You can contact our Talent Acquisition team via email: [email protected].