Chapter Lead Customer Systems Engineering (m/f/d)
IT / Essen Headoffice / Hybrid / Vollzeit / iSE02736
Welcome to ista
At ista, we support property owners and property managers in measuring, billing, and making the energy consumption of their buildings transparent. In doing so, we help them identify potential savings, reduce energy consumption, and make their buildings fit for the future. With over 6,600 employees in 21 countries, we’re committed to making it happen. Join us and help shape tomorrow, secure in the knowledge that you’re part of a successful company that also offers you the flexibility of agile working practices.
Everyone is welcome at ista, regardless of age, gender, background, sexual orientation, religion or disabilities. We’re proud to be part of a diverse team. Fostering a culture of team spirit and togetherness, we are always there for one another. We set great store by ensuring a healthy work-life balance for our people. Plus, we offer each and every employee the opportunity to pursue further training and personal development.
Here's what you can look forward to
- As Chapter Lead, you are the disciplinary leader of the Chapter, focusing on coaching and development of your team members and the recruitment of new Chapter members
- You define standards, guidelines and best practices for the Chapter in close alignment with your Chapter Lead peers and are responsible for the design and development of the Chapter identity
- In coordination with the Tribe Lead, you staff the squads and work closely with Product Owners and Tribe Lead to define priorities and focus for the different roles
- You act as a technical role model and coach for Chapter members, exemplify an innovative mindset and support engineers in architecture and implementation decisions
- You actively contribute your expertise in Software Engineering to the Chapter and work hands-on in one of the squads in your remaining time (up to ~50 %), including design and implementation of frontend and backend components
- You continuously improve engineering practices, tools and quality standards across the Chapter, including the adoption of AI-assisted development
- You actively contribute to a collaborative, learning-oriented engineering culture
What we require of you
- You have successfully completed your studies in (Business) Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or you possess a comparable qualification
- You have at least 5 years of experience in Software Engineering, ideally in complex enterprise environments
- You have solid experience in backend development with Java and modern JVM frameworks such as Spring Boot, including microservices architectures, distributed systems and the design of RESTful APIs and in frontend development with TypeScript and Angular and are familiar with micro-frontend architectures, ideally based on Module Federation
- You have worked with containerized, cloud-native applications and are experienced in running them on Kubernetes, preferably on Microsoft Azure
- Knowledge and hands-on experience in test automation and with agentic coding tools like Claude Code or Codex and spec-driven frameworks like BMAD or Spec Kit; you can build your own agents and skills
- Proven leadership experience or a strong motivation to grow into a leadership role; your leadership style is coach-oriented
- Team player with a strong willingness to learn, openness to new topics and an agile mindset
- You are fluent in German and English
What we offer you
- Do the right thing with purpose and a future: Our services provide transparency around energy consumption and help property owners and residents identify opportunities for savings
- Enjoy many benefits: Look forward to an attractive compensation package, 30 days of vacation per year, and valuable opportunities for personal exchange and meaningful collaboration during shared office days from Monday to Wednesday, combined with the flexibility to work remotely on Thursdays and Fridays
- Secure good prospects for yourself: We are an internationally successful company with agile working methods and an open corporate culture. Our future course offers you long-term and excellent career options.
- Stay curious and develop yourself further: standing still is not an option for us, which is why we support you in every aspect of your development - a variety of learning opportunities await you
- Experience a working environment full of trust: We all pull together
- Have fun in a motivated team: Whether it's a barbecue event, international soccer cup or ice cream for everyone in summer - we always come up with something new, so stay tuned!
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