
Team Lead - Java team at Guardsquare
Leuven (BE)Full-timeR&DPosted about 1 month ago
About the Role
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Summary</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Guardsquare is looking for an R&D Team Lead to join us in our Leuven office and lead one of our Leuven based DexGuard (Java) teams.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">In this role you will be responsible for a team of about 5 to 7 Java Software Engineers working within an agile software development environment. The ideal candidate started their career technically and has a good understanding of software engineering within a high-tech start/scale-up, and grew into or is now ready for a team lead role. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Your key responsibilities will be:</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own the results delivered by your team. You lead day-to-day development; assign tasks, track progress, ensure timely delivery and high quality.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mentor engineers, foster collaboration, and motivate the team to reach company and personal objectives.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Set coding standards and best practices for maintainable solutions.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Work with product teams to translate business needs into technical specifications.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Implement and enforce testing practices to deliver reliable software.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Encourage new ideas and own engineering processes to drive continuous improvement.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Represent Guardsquare’s R&D values, its products and its culture.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Masters in computer science with 5+ years of experience, of which at least 3 as a Team Lead</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proven track record of achieving results with teams</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience setting performance goals and performing appraisals</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong programming fundamentals</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Previous experience with low level programming is an asset</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Deep knowledge of Java is also a nice plus</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A no-nonsense and pragmatic attitude, continuously raising the bar</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Excellent English communication</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Understanding the value of in-person leadership in a hybrid work environment</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What Guardsquare offers you</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A full time job with a competitive salary package</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You are provided with the tools & flexibility to develop yourself successfully </span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">An international environment where you will interact with motivated & open colleagues with different backgrounds</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A workplace where you can share and implement your ideas</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A hybrid work policy, which helps guarantee an excellent work-life balance</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Guardsquare, we take pride in being a diverse and multicultural company with team members representing numerous nationalities. We value different perspectives and opinions throughout the business which has contributed to our being <strong>the market leader in mobile application security.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will be part of a <strong>dynamic </strong>team that strives for excellence and focuses on continuous education and enhancement in skills. We <strong>encourage & empower</strong> our <strong>trusted colleague</strong>s to share their opinions, actively collaborate, and continue to learn and grow.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Do you want to make a difference? What are you waiting for? Join us! </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>You can apply for this opportunity by filling out the application form below! </strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About Guardsquare</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Guardsquare offers the most complete approach to mobile application security on the market, delivering the highest level of protection, with ease. Guardsquare integrates seamlessly across the full development cycle, from mobile app security testing and code hardening to real-time threat detection and app attestation. Guardsquare provides enhanced mobile application security across the entire development process.<br>More than 975 customers worldwide across all major industries rely on Guardsquare to help them identify security risks and protect their mobile applications and SDKs against reverse engineering and tampering in the ever-evolving threat landscape.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Guardsquare is based in Leuven (Belgium) with offices in Ghent (Belgium), Boston (USA) and Munich (Germany).</span></p>
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