Head of Software Engineering

Lead multiple software engineering teams building core product and platform capabilities in a modern engineering software company. This role combines people leadership, delivery excellence, engineering quality, and strong cross-functional collaboration. About Modelon Modelon is revolutionizing the engineering design industry by offering technologies and services that enable customers to leverage system simulation. Modelon’s flagship product, Modelon Impact, is a cloud system simulation platform that helps engineers virtually design, analyze, and simulate physical systems. Our team brings deep industry expertise and is dedicated to guiding our customers in creating innovative technologies at their respective organizations. Headquartered in Lund, Sweden, Modelon is a global company with offices in Germany, India, Japan, and the United States. We believe that system simulation should be accessible to every engineer and are dedicated to being an open‑standard platform company. About the role We are looking for a strong software engineering leader to help scale how we build product at Modelon. You will lead software engineering teams responsible for core software capabilities, strengthen execution across multiple teams, and help create the conditions for high‑quality, predictable delivery. This role is for someone who combines people leadership, sound technical judgment, and operational discipline. You do not need to come from our exact domain, but you should know how to build healthy engineering organizations and how to turn product ambition into shipped software. Why this role is exciting Modelon builds software used by engineers working on complex technical systems. That means the engineering challenges are real: rich product workflows, demanding users, deep technical domains, and high expectations on quality, usability, and scalability. At the same time, the software industry is entering a new phase shaped by AI‑assisted development, modern cloud platforms, and increasingly intelligent product experiences. This creates a rare opportunity: to lead teams building serious software in a space where both the product and the way we build it are evolving. This role sits right in the middle of that. You will help shape how we scale our software engineering capability, how teams work together, and how we turn strategy into shipped product. What you will do Lead, coach, and develop engineering managers and software engineers across multiple teams. Create clarity, focus, and accountability around priorities, delivery, and ownership. Partner closely with product management, architecture, and other technical leaders. Improve how engineering works across planning, execution, quality, and collaboration. Support strong trade‑offs between delivery speed, product quality, technical debt, and long‑term platform health. Drive hiring, team development, performance management, and organizational design. Help strengthen engineering culture, including ownership, feedback, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Ensure teams have the right conditions, capabilities, and leadership support to succeed. What success looks like Teams have clear goals, healthy ways of working, and strong ownership. Delivery becomes more predictable without slowing down ambition. Engineering quality, technical discipline, and collaboration improve over time. Managers and engineers grow in capability, accountability, and engagement. The organization scales product development without creating unnecessary complexity. What we are looking for Required experience Several years of experience leading software engineering teams in a product company. Experience managing managers and/or leading multiple engineering teams. Strong track record of building effective engineering organizations and improving delivery. Experience working closely with product management and technical leadership. Good understanding of modern software engineering, architecture, and platform development. Strong people‑leadership skills, including coaching, hiring, feedback, and performance management. Ability to create clarity and momentum in complex and evolving environments. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Strongly beneficial Experience from SaaS, cloud‑native, or platform‑oriented software products. Experience leading teams building product platforms, technical workflows, or developer‑facing capabilities. Experience improving engineering effectiveness through CI/CD, testing, observability, and developer productivity. Familiarity with AI‑assisted software development and tools such as Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or similar. Experience from technically demanding product domains with expert users. What kind of leader tends to do well here You are a strong people leader who enjoys building teams and helping others succeed. You are technically credible without needing to be the deepest specialist in every room. You care about software quality, delivery discipline, and engineering culture. You balance short‑term execution with long‑term capability building. You are collaborative, pragmatic, and calm in complex environments. This is an opportunity to lead teams building a technically ambitious product used in demanding engineering environments. You will have meaningful influence on how software engineering scales at Modelon - across people, process, delivery, and product capability. #J-18808-Ljbffr