About Tover
Our Tovertafel games – designed for people with dementia, intellectual disabilities, and children with special needs – are already being used in over 11,000 care institutions worldwide. We’re proud of what we’ve built, but we’re not done yet. There are millions more moments of joy waiting to be unlocked, and our engineering team plays a crucial role in bringing them to life.
Job Description
As Software Team Lead, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of 5 engineers responsible for building and maintaining the software and embedded systems that power the Tovertafel. You’ll help shape the technical vision, set the standard for engineering practices, and make sure we deliver quality, scalable, and user-friendly solutions, on time and with purpose.
In this role, you’ll lead the software, hardware and QA engineers to coordinate efforts across the stack. You’ll be hands-on when needed, but your core mission is to empower your team to do their best work, by setting clear priorities, fostering growth, and continuously improving how we build.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a team of both software, hardware engineers and QA, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Own and evolve our development processes (agile, CI/CD, testing, release management) to improve velocity and reliability
- Guide the team in the planning, prioritizing, and delivering new features and improvements
- Translate product needs into robust technical solutions, balancing long-term maintainability with short-term delivery
- Contribute to architectural decisions for both our web platform and the software running on our Tovertafels, ensuring a scalable and future-proof codebase
- Act as a mentor and guide for engineers, supporting their technical and personal development
- Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to improve the way we work—both in code and in culture
What we ask:
- 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior technical role
- Proven experience managing or mentoring a team of engineers
- Strong technical foundation in software engineering (embedded systems experience is a strong plus)
- A proactive, structured mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
- Experience with agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and release planning
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with design, product, QA, and innovation/hardware teams
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Needs to already reside in the Netherlands (IND sponsoring is possible)
- A genuine interest in social impact and improving quality of life through technology
What we offer:
- A leading role in a mission-driven medtech company (32 or 36 hours, 40 hours negotiable)
- 40% at home work policy
- Competitive salary based on experience
- A closely knit team of passionate and talented people
- Meaningful work with real societal impact
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Travel reimbursement
- Pension scheme and 25 vacation days (full-time)
- A fun, informal team culture with regular outings and drinks
- Short communication lines and a professional, fast-moving environment
We will start reviewing applications right away, but interviews will begin in early September.
Apply now!
Please note that we only consider applications from candidates who, at the moment of application, already reside in the Netherlands.