Engineering Lead - Product Infra team

Get to know Visual Components

At Visual Components, we build simulation technology that powers the future of manufacturing. More than 2,400 professionals worldwide, from small factories to major global manufacturers, use our software to design, visualize, and optimize tomorrow’s production lines.

With over 20 nationalities represented in our Espoo HQ and offices in the US, Germany, and Japan, we’re truly international. We grow together, we enjoy our work, and we inspire one another. Join us and experience the difference of working with a team that’s passionate about building high-quality engineering solutions.

The role and the team

We are looking for an Engineering Lead to establish and guide a new team,  Product Infra . You will focus on improving the architecture of our products and improving infrastructure around it. You will ensure that our product customization, dependency management, deployment pipelines, and test infrastructures are streamlined. Your focus will be on creating reliable, scalable solutions that support a growing number of customers and use cases.

You will collaborate closely with DevOps and Quality Assurance teams while focusing on product-specific needs. This includes improving our product to support a growing number of platform customers. You will also drive improvements to our build architecture, dependency management, and test infrastructure.

We work in a hybrid model and expect team members to be onsite few days a week to support collaboration, onboarding, and team cohesion.

Your impact

As an Engineering Lead, you will:

• C reate an environment where people and products flourish
• Encouraging  team work  within  the  team and with other teams
• Working closely with Product Owner to define work for the  team in backlog

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor   the Product Infra team through regular 1:1s, focusing on wellbeing and professional growth
• Drive improvements in:
• Product  customization  and variation   for  our  desktop products
• Product  deployment   -  improve product distribution, software update  mechanism
• Desktop application build system   –  help to  improve build speed ,  modularity  and reliability  together with DevOps
• Dependency  management   -  maintain  up ‑ to ‑ date  and  well ‑ organized  dependencies, and enable Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) reporting
• T est infrastructure -  help to  improve  our custom test infrastructure for the 3D simulation platform  together with QA
• Collaborate with other teams on cross-functional dependencies
• Facilitate team  Scrum  activities  and  maintain  momentum toward shared goals
• Provide technical and quality oversight, including design reviews and testing strategies
• Champion continuous improvement in  development  process, tooling, and product quality

While the Engineering Lead role focuses on leading and supporting the team, we value strong technical involvement. You will stay close to the code through architectural design, reviews, and selected hands-on contributions, especially in complex or high-impact areas.

TECH STACK

• Languages:  C++,  C++/CLI,  C# , WPF , Python
• Build & Deployment: Azure DevOps  Pipelines ,  nuget  and  vcpkg , Advanced Installer
• Tools:  Visual Studio , GIT, Azure DevOps,  GitHub Copilot

The skills you will bring

• Experience leading  a  software development team  (Team lead/Scrum master)
• Hands-on experience with  C#  and  C++
• Strong understanding of build  and  dependency management
• Experience on modernizing  legacy monolithic software projects
• Excellent communication, coaching, and people skills
• Familiarity with Agile and Scrum processes and the ability to effectively navigate and work in an agile environment.
• Experience working with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve coding efficiency, code quality, and developer productivity.
• Experience with robotics, simulation systems, or data analysis is highly beneficial
• Proficient English communication skills (spoken and written)

Perks of joining us

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to  shape  our platform
• Flexible working  hours  and remote work options
• An employer who supports in various life situations
• Safe and stable workplace
• Skilled co-workers and a supportive supervisor and team
• Low hierarchy  with  flexible and relaxed organizational culture
• Comprehensive benefits:  extensive  occupational health care  and  health  insurance,  learning platforms,  lunch  benefit,  public  transpo rt  benefit  and sports/culture  benefit  vouchers

How to apply

Please send your application in English via the form on our career page . We cannot accept applications sent to us via email or private messages due to the GDPR. We will hire a person as soon as we find the right candidate.

Next steps with us

• screening is within 2 weeks after the application
• online  introductory call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist
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