Software Development Team Manager

Req ID:515018

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time hybrid Software Development Team Manager in Katowice, PL we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and software engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.
You'll lead and develop a high-performing software development team, ensuring excellence in Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) commitments. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (e.g., architects, technical leaders, project managers), drive competence development through coaching and mentoring, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the long-term competitiveness of our software solutions.

We’ll look to you for:

• Defining team goals, assigning responsibilities, and ensuring effective execution

• Driving competence development, training plans, coaching, and mentoring of team members

• Conducting performance evaluations, feedback, and recognition according to Alstom processes

• Ensuring alignment between workload and capacity, including anticipation of future skills needs

• Supporting project and program execution by overseeing planning, workload distribution, and reporting

• Contributing to effort estimation, quotations, and validation of software activities

• Supporting software architects and technical leaders in defining and implementing software architecture and design solutions

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline

• Experience or understanding of software development and software engineering environments

• Knowledge of software architecture and design solutions

• Familiarity with software engineering processes, methods, and tools

• Full professional proficiency in English

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination abilities

• Ability to bridge management, delivery, and technical domains

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills

• A continuous-improvement and collaboration-oriented attitude

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines 

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues 

• Work with a talented and multidisciplinary software development team in a dynamic and innovative environment 

• Progress towards becoming a key leader in advancing software engineering practices and delivering impactful solutions in line with Alstom's values 

• Utilise our inclusive, collaborative, and continuously evolving working environment ,This response reflects Alstom's commitment to leadership, resilience, adaptability, and a continuous learning mindset while being unbiased and inclusive

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, sport card)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.