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Sofico

Senior Platform Engineering Lead (m/f/d)

On site

Ghent, Belgium

Senior

Full Time

03-10-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership CI/CD DevOps Configuration Management Architecture Software Architecture Organization

Job Specifications

About The Role

The product organization within Sofico is expanding as we are delivering more scalable, reliable, and future-proof solutions to our customers worldwide. To help in this broader transformation towards a more product-first organization, we're looking for a Senior Platform Engineering Lead.

In this role, you lead and grow software engineering teams responsible for the technical foundations and shared capabilities that power Sofico's Miles Enterprise product. These teams have a broad focus f.e. shared services, calculation engine, document generation, decision support & AI, identity and access management, integration frameworks, configuration management tooling, data streaming and foundational frameworks.

You play a pivotal role in ensuring these platforms are robust, performant, and extensible, while enabling product teams and external developers to deliver value at speed. Shaping the technology strategy, foster engineering excellence, and driving the delivery of generic product value together with technology and product leadership.

Your responsibilities:

Build and mentor high-performing delivery teams that take pride in owning the core platform components
Partner with product managers, architects, and customer teams to ensure our platform evolves with real-world needs
Contribute to the maturation and standardization of cross-functional processes
Ensure timely delivery, high product quality, and compliance with bug resolution SLAs
Define and track engineering metrics, while also involving the tooling support, to increase developer productivity
Collaborate with the CTO and product leadership to set the platform strategy and align architectural direction with business goals
Promote modern engineering practices, automation, and scalable design patterns to future-proof Sofico's technology stack

Your skills and interests

Stakeholders trust your clear communication, whether you're deep in technical detail or navigating a customer call. You foster collaboration across teams, ensuring that architects, developers, and product managers move in sync toward a shared goal, delivering solutions that are not just functional, but genuinely valuable.

With a strong focus on customer experience, you advocate for intuitive APIs and scalable frameworks that make integration seamless.

You empower and organize teams to take ownership, encouraging accountability and pride in delivery.

What You Bring:

Proven experience (10+ years) in software engineering leadership, with at least 5 years in a director or senior management role
Strong track record of leading teams across multiple platform areas (e.g., shared services, integration, frameworks, data/AI, or customer-facing portals)
Deep understanding of enterprise software architecture, cloud-native systems, and modern DevOps/CI/CD practices
Experience in balancing strategic platform investments with delivery commitments

What we offer you

Competitive salary package
Company car with fuel card/ charging card
Meal vouchers
Group and hospitalization insurance
Yearly bonus (CAO90)
Additional benefits: bike leasing and flexible working hours

Join an international, multicultural company with more than 35 years of experience, which doubles in size every 5 years. We encourage a horizontal, open corporate culture where career development and personal growth are central. You benefit from a comprehensive 6-month onboarding, including a dedicated job coach, and receive ongoing learning opportunities. Participate in fun team activities such as after-work drinks, barbecues, family days, and company weekends. Additionally, you work in a modern and easily accessible office, equipped with charging stations for electric cars and bikes, as well as free shared bikes.

About the Company

For over 35 years, the world’s leading automotive finance, leasing and fleet & mobility management companies use Sofico’s industry applications to adapt and scale to their customers’ evolving mobility needs. Worldwide, they trust the cloud-based contract management platform Miles Enterprise to be the backbone of their daily operations. Additionally, mobility service providers turn to Sofico’s suite of modules to upgrade their customers’ service levels and define new commercial offerings. Know more