Director of Software Development (m/f/d)

About the Role

As our Director of Software Development , you will take full ownership of our software function, leading a team of approx. 15 software experts (with close collaboration with the hardware/systems teams). Reporting to the CTO, you will be responsible for building a high-performing, value-driven product development culture, optimizing workflows, improving task triage, establishing best practices, and driving cross-functional collaboration across hardware, product, systems, supply, and customer success management.

In more detail, the role encompasses the following key responsibilities:

Leadership & People

• Lead and develop our software engineering team (approx. 15 FTE, growing further)

• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring clear communication and accountability across all team activities

• Mentor and grow managers/tech leads within the team, empowering them to effectively manage sub-teams and task streams

Agile Scaling & Process Excellence

• Establish and scale agile practices that fit a high-growth, high-tech environment

• Implement and refine workflows for task prioritization, allocation, and tracking to ensure clear visibility and progress tracking for all ongoing projects and features

• Ensure efficient, transparent development processes and clear reporting, managing the development pipeline from concept to delivery

• Drive continuous improvement in development, testing, and release cycles, focused on optimizing velocity and ensuring that work is aligned with product value

Strategic Product Contribution

• Act as a sparring partner for the CTO and product leadership on roadmap and product development decisions

• Contribute to product innovation and ensure software development supports long-term business goals, aligning development efforts with product roadmap and customer demands

• Ensure effective integration of software with hardware and system components

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with hardware, systems, supply chain, and operations to ensure timely delivery and product quality

• Serve as the key software voice in company-wide decision making, advocating actionable process improvements that enhance development and delivery efficiency

Technical & Operational Excellence

• Deep technical understanding of software development, specifically for polyglot microservices and/or embedded linux IoT devices

• Ensure robust development and testing environments

• Drive adoption of best practices for embedded software, safety, and scalability

About You

You are a strong fit for this role if you bring:

• Proven leadership experience in software or product development, with a track record of building, scaling, and guiding high-performing teams

• The ability to translate product requirements and findings into actionable, well-structured development tasks, fostering disciplined execution and continuous improvement

• A hands-on attitude combined with strong communication skills, inspiring ownership and accountability within your teams

• Experience implementing and scaling agile processes, and building a culture of quality and reliability in development

• A strong collaboration mindset with the ability to partner effectively across hardware, systems, product, and operations

• Responsibility for released products, ensuring robustness and lifecycle support

• The ability to adapt development workflows based on customer and field feedback, proactively identifying and resolving inefficiencies in the pipeline

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, balancing technical depth with workflow and product understanding

• Fluency in English (German is a plus)

• Willingness to work on-site in Munich

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in scale-up/start-up environments

• Familiarity with EV charging, e-mobility, or industrial controllers

Why us?

This is an opportunity to:

• Lead a mission-critical function in a fast-growing, market-leading scale-up

• Shape the engineering culture and processes of a company driving the global EV transition

• Work at the intersection of software, hardware, and systems in a high-impact role

• Be part of an international growth journey with major expansion plans in Europe, North America, and beyond

About us

EcoG is a global IP and tech company working on the rapid expansion of sustainable, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. With its charge controllers, reference designs, and software it enables companies to get products & services to market quickly and scale profitably.

EcoG is already the market leader in Europe with more than 15% market share and a strong footprint in the Indian and North American markets. Overall, EcoG grew four times faster than the market last year. Industrial giants such as Siemens or one of the world’s largest service station equipment suppliers are among its customers.

The company continues to grow in 2024 and as a next step invests 14,4M$ in its North American HQ in the USA.