Lead Software Engineer - PLSQL

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Provide technical leadership to engineers while enhancing large-scale supply chain systems, directly impacting operational efficiency in a leading retail organization.

Our client is one of the largest employers of Greece and one of the largest retail and wholesale groups, operating a nationwide network of hundreds of stores and distribution facilities. The company plays a key role in food retail and B2B wholesale, serving both consumers and professional customers at scale.

At the core of its operations is a robust, in-house supply chain technology ecosystem, including:

  • Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
  • Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
  • Demand Planning & Forecasting platforms

These systems are mission-critical, ensuring product freshness, high availability and operational efficiency across a complex, high-volume supply chain.

The company is currently seeking a Lead Software Engineer to:

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers
  • Remain hands-on in the design, development, and optimization of large-scale supply chain systems
  • Drive engineering best practices, architecture decisions, and system reliability
  • Collaborate closely with product, operations, and supply chain stakeholders

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys leading by example, working on complex distributed systems and having a tangible impact on real-world operations at scale.

Mission:

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will have to ensure reliability, scalability and continuous evolution of the company’s core supply chain platforms, systems that directly impact product availability and operational efficiency across a large retail and wholesale network. By combining hands-on engineering excellence with strong technical leadership, you will guide teams in building robust, future-ready solutions. You will set high engineering standards, shape architectural direction and foster a culture of quality, ownership and collaboration. Ultimately, the role exists to translate complex supply chain needs into resilient, high-performing technology, enabling the business to operate efficiently today while remaining adaptable to tomorrow’s growth and complexity.

Requirements

You will be responsible for:

Technical Leadership & Team Guidance

  • Providing day-to-day technical direction to engineers working across WMS, TMS and Demand Planning systems.
  • Reviewing and guiding architectural decisions, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.
  • Establishing and promoting engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows.
  • Mentoring and supporting engineers in their technical growth.

Hands-On Engineering

  • Participating in the design, implementation and maintenance of complex back-end processes in PL/SQL and Oracle technologies.
  • Improving system performance, reliability and security across high-volume retail operations.
  • Contributing to modernization efforts, helping evolve legacy components into more modular and future proof architectures.

Collaboration & Delivery

  • Working with the Engineering Manager to understand technical priorities and delivering high quality solutions aligned with the roadmap.
  • Coordinating with cross-functional technical teams to ensure smooth execution of initiatives.
  • Helping maintain strong documentation, observability and operational readiness across platforms.

Requirements

Must Have

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering with strong expertise in Oracle databases and PL/SQL.
  • Demonstrated capability in leading engineering teams or technical initiatives.
  • Experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise systems, ideally in supply chain, logistics, or similar complex operational environments.
  • Working knowledge of Greek and English.

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to the .NET ecosystem.
  • Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).

Skills & Competences

  • Ability to guide others, foster teamwork and inspire engineering excellence.
  • Clear communication of technical concepts to technical peers and team members.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Fair Salary circa 3800 gross euros subject to the person's capabilities
  • Bonus up to one monthly salary based on p[erformance
  • Company leased car
  • Gas expenses up to 60ltr monthly
  • Private health and insurance plan.
  • Access to learning platforms and continuous development opportunities

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Private health and insurance plan.
  • Learning Budget: Access to learning platforms and continuous development opportunities
  • Gas expenses up to 60 liters monthly: Gas expenses up to 60ltr monthly

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