About the Position

Teamlead Software Development (m/f/d)

Location: München, Bayern, DE; Munich, Bayern, DE

Type: Full-time, Permanent employee

About the Role

We are looking for a Teamlead Software Development (m/f/d) to join our dynamic team at Checkmk GmbH in Munich. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team of 4-6 software developers, ensuring their growth and contributing to the development of our core software.

Responsibilities

Lead a cross-functional team of 4-6 software developers.
Contribute to the development of core software parts.
Act as a coach, motivator, or sparring partner as needed.
Actively participate in code reviews to maintain high quality.
Conduct 1:1s and feedback discussions.
Support the personal and career development of team members.
Foster team culture through events and other measures.
Hire new team members and align team needs with the engineering manager.

Requirements

Profound engineering experience.
University degree in computer science, engineering, or similar.
5+ years of hands-on development experience in Python (C++/Rust is a plus).
Experience in managing/leading a team, including hiring, 1:1s, feedback, building teams, and delivering quality code on time.
Strong desire to develop code and shape the team.
Accountability for team results.
Positive energy and a motivating spirit.
Fluency in English (fluency in German is a strong plus).
Product-oriented mindset.
Strong writing skills and ability to organize work asynchronously.

Nice to Have

Experience in international environments.

We Offer

The chance to make a decisive impact and shape the future of a dynamic, fast-growing tech company.
Flexible and family-friendly working conditions.
Workation: opportunity to work 6 weeks within the EU.
Access to over 9,000 sports and wellness offers through Wellpass.
An agile team with autonomy and fast decision-making within flat hierarchies.
A unique corporate culture emphasizing equality, diversity, and inclusion.
A wide range of education and training opportunities.
Fully remote work or high flexibility between mobile work and an office in Munich.
An attractive salary.
Regular onsite events in a familiar atmosphere.

About the Company

We are the creators of Checkmk, a leading hybrid IT monitoring software for both cloud-native and traditional infrastructures and applications. Checkmk is available as an open-source and commercial edition. We are a strong team of software developers and DevOps, open-source enthusiasts, and nerds passionate about helping small and large companies run their complex IT infrastructures reliably.

Over the last years, we have grown from 20 to over 250 employees to support our customer growth in Europe, the US, and beyond. Our colleagues currently work from our Munich HQ as well as across Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Spain, Poland, USA, UK, Singapore, and Malaysia.

We are a dynamic, fast-growing, and easy-going company where positive collaboration is very important. We are more than just colleagues; we have a strong team and a great customer community. For us, high autonomy and flat hierarchies are not just words on paper, but everyday life. With us, you don’t work as one of hundreds or on purely theoretical questions but have an immediate positive influence.

With our product, we make the lives of thousands of administrators easier and help them in coping with the increasing complexity of IT. Our customers love our product, and your work helps to keep it that way!

Interested? Then contact us now!

You can get insights about working@checkmk at: www.kununu.com/de/checkmk

Teamlead Software Development (m/f/d)

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