Guardsquare provides mobile application security tools—app security testing, code hardening, runtime protection and visibility—for Android and iOS (DexGuard, iXGuard), protecting apps and embedded SDKs from reverse engineering and tampering.
<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 Software Engineering Leads to join us in our Leuven office and lead one of our Leuven based iXGuard (C++/LLVM) or 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 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> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Your key responsibilities will be:</strong></span></p> <ul> <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> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <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 or C++ 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> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What Guardsquare offers you</strong></span></p> <ul> <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-siz