Engineering Director – Collaboration
Workplace: Malmö, Sweden
Expires: October 11, 2025
Lead the Collaboration engineering area at Telavox, focusing on real-time communication tools including video calls, chat, and SIP-based softphones across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. This role involves setting technical direction, mentoring engineering leaders, driving product and team excellence, and collaborating closely with product, design and senior leadership to deliver innovative communication solutions.
Main requirements:
- 10+ years in software engineering with at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles
- Proven experience leading multiple teams and Engineering Managers in high-growth product environments
- Deep expertise in real-time communication tools and protocols (WebRTC, SIP, XMPP, WebSocket)
- Strong architectural knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native platforms
- Experience building and shipping cross-platform applications (web, mobile, desktop)
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with empathetic leadership style
- Strong technical judgment balancing business needs and engineering investment
- Experience with agile development methodologies and delivering high-quality software at scale
- Passion for developing leaders and fostering inclusive team cultures
Responsibilities:
- Lead strategy and execution for Collaboration engineering teams developing video, chat, and softphone products
- Coach and mentor Engineering Managers and Senior Engineers to grow leadership and technical impact
- Define and evolve the technical roadmap for real-time communication products
- Ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability across React web apps, Electron desktop apps, and native iOS/Android apps
- Drive architectural improvements and investments in quality, testability, and resilience
- Partner with Product Managers and Designers to align vision with actionable plans
- Champion a strong engineering culture emphasizing collaboration, continuous learning, and excellence
- Recruit and retain top engineering talent while promoting a fun, inclusive workplace
- Collaborate with engineering peers to set standards and cross-team initiatives
Required hard skills:
- Software engineering and leadership experience (10+ years total, 5+ years leadership)
- Real-time communication technologies (WebRTC, SIP, XMPP, WebSocket)
- Distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native architectures
- Cross-platform app development (web, desktop, mobile)
- Agile software development practices
Recommended hard skills:
- Familiarity with media servers such as Janus, Jitsi, MediaSoup
- Experience with global scale, data localization and compliance
- Understanding product strategy and technology-driven customer value
Soft skills:
- Strategic leadership
- Empathetic communication and collaboration
- Mentorship and coaching
- Technical judgment and decision-making
- Balancing hands-on insight with high-level guidance
Coding languages:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Swift
- Kotlin
- C++
Frameworks:
- React
- Electron
- WebRTC
Operating systems:
- iOS
- Android
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Natural languages:
- English (Expert)
Cultural skills:
- Inclusive leadership
- Collaborative teamwork
- Continuous learning mindset
- Flexibility and adaptability