At Pluxee, we shape the world of employee benefits and engagement by bringing to life a personalized and sustainable employee experience, at work and beyond.
Permanent RegularJob Description:
Pluxee is a global player in employee benefits and engagement that operates in 31 countries. Pluxee helps companies attract, engage, and retain talent thanks to a broad range of solutions across Meal & Food, Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Reward & Recognition, and Public Benefits.
Powered by leading technology and more than 5,000 engaged team members, Pluxee acts as a trusted partner within a highly interconnected B2B2C ecosystem made up of more than 500,000 clients, 36 million consumers and 1.7 million merchants.
Conducting its business as a trusted partner for more than 45 years, Pluxee is committed to creating a positive impact on all its stakeholders, from driving business to local communities, to supporting wellbeing at work for employees while protecting the planet.
🚀 Your next challenge
The Software Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of software applications and digital solutions that support business objectives. This role combines strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities, ensuring engineering best practices, architectural consistency, high-quality software delivery, and team development.
The Lead Engineer acts as a bridge between technical teams, product owners, business stakeholders, and IT Director, driving innovation while ensuring operational stability, scalability, and security of applications.
Supervise local delivery teams and vendor partners, while reporting on progress and risks to local and IT leadership.
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Define and enforce engineering standards, development methodologies, and coding best practices.
Review solution designs and provide guidance on scalability, security, integration, and performance.
Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, and cloud-native architectures.
Ensure technical documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements or innovations.
Team Leadership & People Management
Lead, mentor, and coach software engineers and technical contributors.
Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and innovation-oriented engineering culture.
Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of engineering talent.
Conduct performance feedback sessions and contribute to career development planning.
Promote accountability, ownership, and continuous learning within the team.
Software Development & Delivery
Oversee the full software development lifecycle from requirements analysis through deployment and support.
Ensure delivery commitments are achieved with high quality and within agreed timelines.
Collaborate with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Monitor application quality, reliability, and performance.
Support prioritization and management of technical debt.
Ensure applications comply with security, compliance, and governance standards.
Operations & Support
Ensure stability and operational continuity of applications in production environments.
Support incident resolution and root cause analysis for critical production issues.
Monitor system health, application performance, and operational KPIs.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and efficiency.
Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and support teams when required.
Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
Partner with business stakeholders to understand priorities and technology needs.
Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Provide status reporting, risk assessment, and escalation management to IT Director.
🌟 You´re a match
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
- 8+ years in software engineering/application development and 3+ years managing technical teams.
- Proven experience in agile environments and reorganizing teams into squads.
- Experience in global/regional environments will be a plus.
- Strong background in cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern architectures.
- Knowledge and experience on:
-Software design principles
-AI‑assisted development experience (GitHub Copilot or similar).
-Object‑oriented programming, microservices, and API‑driven architectures.
-Secure coding, application lifecycle management, and automated testing.
-Technology stack: Node.js, Java, Python, Kubernetes, Azure.
-Performance optimization and scalability engineering.
-Quality assurance and testing frameworks.
-Best practices for reliable, maintainable, and secure software systems.
- Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and a high sense of accountability and ownership.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with strong collaboration and teamwork approach.
- Strategic and analytical thinking, problem-solving orientation, innovation-oriented mindset.
- Business process oriented.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Hybrid working model: 3 time a week in our office and 2 at home.
☀️ Happy at work
1) A meaningful job: Be the change! Help us build the future of employee benefits by bringing to life sustainable and personalized experiences and contribute to make a real impact on millions of lives. Our business model delivers not just for individuals but their communities too, by supporting local businesses and economies.
2) A great culture: People matter – a lot! Be part of a multicultural team that moves as one in a fast paced and innovative environment. We respect and care authentically about our people, we embrace wellbeing and work-life balance, new ideas and we have a lot of fun!
3) An empowering environment: Be yourself! At Pluxee we proudly embrace diversity and value the uniqueness of our talents, fostering an inclusive work place where all abilities are celebrated, and equal learning and growing opportunities are a given.
Why join Pluxee?
Join an inclusive team
Work at the heart of the community alongside 5,000 experts across 29 countries - we embrace diversity and value uniqueness, fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Turn inspiration into possibility
Get space to try new ideas, experiment and move the world of work forward as you bring new digital experiences - and moments of connection - to millions of people.
Make a positive impact
Touch millions of lives and create meaningful change for people and the world we share, supporting our commitments to diversity, sustainability, and local economies.
Grow with us
Get support you need to take meaningful steps in your career, whether you're performing your work/life balance or learning new skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field
- 8+ years in software engineering/application development
- 3+ years managing technical teams
- Proven experience in agile environments
- Strong background in cloud platforms and modern architectures
- Knowledge and experience of software design principles
- Experience with AI-assisted development (e.g. GitHub Copilot)
- Experience with microservices and API-driven architectures
- Experience with secure coding and automated testing
- Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Fluency in English
What We Do
The leading global employee benefits and engagement partner that opens up a world of opportunities to help people enjoy more of what really matters We believe that living life to the full means making the most of every moment and sharing experiences with the people we care about. To make these experiences meaningful, fulfilling, and personalised, we combine our 45+ years of experience with the agility and energy of a new digital brand. The result is an exciting mix of 250+ products that give employees more freedom in the choices they make every day across 31 countries – from restaurant meals to culture, incentives, and gift vouchers. Are you looking to shape the future of employee benefits and engagement? Get in touch directly with our teams at: [email protected]
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