Development Team Lead

XTEND, a global leader in advanced human-guided autonomous drone systems, is looking for a Backend Team Lead to join our R&D organization and lead the development of the core software powering our real-time autonomous and mission-critical systems used by defense and security forces worldwide.

In this role, you will combine hands-on technical leadership with people management, guiding a team of backend developers while actively contributing to the design and implementation of high-performance C++ systems. You will play a central role in shaping the technical direction of backend development, ensuring scalability, robustness, and production-readiness of mission-critical systems operating in real-world environments.

This is a unique opportunity to lead and influence development at the intersection of robotics, autonomy, and high-performance software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend developers, fostering ownership, accountability, and technical excellence

• Take full ownership of backend delivery, from design through production deployment

• Act as a hands-on contributor to high-performance C++ development in real-time and mission-critical environments

• Collaborate closely with diverse (software and hardware) teams across all XTEND to deliver integrated solutions

• Ensure high performance, reliability, and efficient resource utilization in production systems

• Conduct code and design reviews, enforce best practices, and maintain high development standards

• Manage sprint planning, task prioritization, technical roadmap alignment, and delivery timelines within an Agile framework

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of backend engineers

Requirements:

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including strong expertise in C++

• Proven experience leading or mentoring engineers in a technical team environment

• Strong system design and architectural experience

• Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: OOP, memory management, multithreading, and concurrency

• Experience developing complex real-time software

• Strong experience working in Linux environments

• Experience with Git-based workflows and modern development tools

• Strong ownership mindset and ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end

Advantages

• Experience with ROS2 and robotics software stacks

• Familiarity with DDS-based communication protocols

• Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time distributed systems

• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments

• Experience scaling teams or leading multi-disciplinary projects

Apply now to join XTEND and be a key player in transforming the future of human-machine interaction!