Tech Lead Manager - Platform Software

Seoul Robotics is an autonomous driving company with a mission to solve first and last-mile logistics challenges, backed by a team of industry experts from Google, NVIDIA, Coupang, Continental, Porsche, and GM.
This position offers a great opportunity to advance your professional career in the cutting-edge autonomous robotics industry, where AI/ML is embedded at the core of the product.
With members from over 10 different countries, you have the chance to work in a unique international environment in the heart of Seoul, where English is our primary language.
Our global clients provide opportunities to work overseas in various areas in Asia and the US.

Mission of the Role

We are looking for a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) to join our Platform Software team. This role is ideal for a seasoned software engineer with deep technical expertise and a passion for mentoring and growing engineering teams. As a TLM, you will lead a group of talented engineers (around 10 people), contribute to complex codebases, and help shape our engineering culture and technical direction.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of platform software engineers.
• Contribute hands-on to the design, development, and maintenance of complex software systems, primarily using Modern C++.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, other engineering teams, and leadership to align technical execution with business goals.
• Advocate for and implement best practices in software engineering, including CI/CD, code reviews, testing strategies, and documentation.
• Play a central role in building and evolving a strong engineering culture that values technical excellence, craftsmanship, ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Basic Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience as a professional software engineer, or equivalent technical depth and breadth.
• Experience working with large and complex codebases.
• Strong understanding of core computer science principles, including computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and algorithms.
• Hands-on proficiency with Modern C++.
• Interest or willingness to serve as an engineering team leader. Prior people management experience is not required, but a strong commitment to becoming a great manager is.
• Passion for continuous learning and professional growth, both individually and as a team.
• Enthusiasm for adopting and promoting modern engineering practices and tools.
• Comfortable communicating in English in a professional engineering setting. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a team or mentoring engineers.
• Experience in building and scaling platform-level or system-level software.

Benefits
▷ Diversity - International team (10+ nationalities)
▷ Flexible work hours
▷ Hybrid work
▷ 10 days of paid sick leave
▷ Daily meal support
▷ No dress code
▷ Premium health check (Once a year)
▷ Snacks and premium coffee