Sophos

Team Lead, Software Development (Hungary)

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Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and people-oriented Team Lead to provide guidance and foster growth within one of our engineering teams responsible for developing globally distributed SophosLabs Intelix cloud services. SophosLabs Intelix services provide advanced threat intelligence, cloud-based malware analysis, and real-time detection capabilities, empowering organizations to proactively defend against sophisticated cyberattacks.

In this role, you will primarily focus on leadership, strategic thinking, and deliver measurable impacts. Your goal will be to foster an environment where individuals can reach their highest potential by removing obstacles, building trust, encouraging accountability, and driving continuous improvement. You will also play a key role in accelerating AI adoption within your team, offering guidance, support, and exemplary leadership to boost efficiency, effectiveness, and quality.

While you don’t need to be the most technically skilled person on the team, it’s important that you collaborate well with technical teams, understand the relevant trade-offs, and help facilitate well-informed engineering decisions.

You will collaborate with engineers, product teams, and other stakeholders, prioritizing clear communication, tangible results, and lasting progress.

The role is mostly remote within Hungary, with regular in-person team and social gatherings.


Main Duties
  • Lead, support, and develop a high‑performing team through clear direction, trust, and regular feedback
  • Create a positive, inclusive team culture with strong ownership, accountability, and psychological safety
  • Proactively identify and remove impediments that slow down progress or reduce team effectiveness
  • Actively drive AI adoption within the team:
    • Enable and support the everyday use of AI tools and workflows
    • Lead by example through hands‑on usage to increase productivity and delivery speed
    • Coach individuals on growth, performance, and career development
    • Enable clear communication among team members and stakeholders
    • Facilitate planning, prioritization, and execution with an emphasis on achieving meaningful business outcomes rather than focusing solely on procedural adherence
    • Promote ongoing enhancement in work practices, collaborative efforts, and overall quality
    • Bridge technical and business discussions to ensure alignment and understanding

  • What You Will Bring
  • Excellent English communication skills, spoken and written
  • Proven people leadership skills with a strong focus on empathy, trust, and accountability
  • A great attitude: proactive, solutions‑oriented, and ownership‑driven
  • Proven skill in recognising potential issues and risks promptly, and responding to them in a positive and effective manner
  • Strong coaching and feedback skills; comfortable having both supportive and challenging conversations
  • Able to manage upwards
  • Clear enthusiasm for AI adoption, with a track record of:
    • Learning new tools quickly
    • Encouraging others to experiment and improve
    • Using AI responsibly to improve efficiency and quality
    • Very strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
    • Ability to work effectively in an agile, sometimes even uncertain, and definitely always fast‑moving, environment

  • Desirable Skills
  • Previous experience as a Team Lead, Engineering Manager, or similar role
  • Technical background in software engineering, cloud, or infrastructure Experience working with agile teams and modern delivery practices
  • Understanding of cloud‑based or distributed system architectures
  • Experience leading substantial changes or adoption of department wide initiatives (tools, processes, or ways of working)
  • Familiarity with AI‑assisted development, analysis, or productivity tools in a professional setting