Are you ready to shape the future of software engineering within a integral organization?

Our client, a leading German multinational in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector, is looking for a Head of Software Engineering to lead the evolution of its global engineering organization and drive the delivery of innovative digital products and platforms worldwide.

This is a strategic leadership role with high visibility and impact across the business, offering the opportunity to build and scale a world-class Software Engineering organization.

Your Mission

You will lead the Software Engineering function, defining the engineering strategy, driving operational excellence, and scaling high-performing international teams.

Working closely with Product, Data & AI, and senior business stakeholders, you will play a key role in shaping the future of digital products, cloud-based solutions, and engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and scale international software engineering teams.

- Define and execute the global engineering strategy.

- Drive excellence through Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, Cloud-Native and AI-enabled development practices.

- Establish engineering standards, architecture governance and quality frameworks.

- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver impactful digital solutions.

- Manage engineering capacity,



delivery performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Leadership & Experience

- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and technology leadership roles.

- Proven experience leading and scaling international engineering organizations.

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

- Experience defining engineering operating models and development frameworks.

- Demonstrated success delivering complex digital products and platforms at enterprise scale.

Technical Expertise

- Strong background in Cloud technologies, ideally Microsoft Azure.

- Modern software architecture and enterprise application development.

- APIs, microservices, integrations and distributed systems.

- DevOps, CI/CD, automation and engineering productivity.

- Software quality governance and engineering best practices.

- Interest in leveraging AI to transform software development and delivery processes.

- Fluent English required

What We Offer

- Join one of the world's leading healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations.

- A strategic leadership position with global impact.

- A collaborative, innovation-driven environment..

- Direct employment with the end client.

- Competitive executive-level compensation and benefits package.

📌 Head of Software Engineering (España)
🏢 Itequia
📍 España