Technical Lead - QA
Belgium (Melle)Hybrid
AI Summary
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation.
About this role
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.
We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.
We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?
About the role
As a technical leader you will be responsible for driving architecture, solution design, hands-on development, quality, and AI-enabled engineering practices within the team. You will collaborate closely with Engineering teams and business stakeholders to refine requirements, establish best practices, and drive secure, scalable, and future-proof solutions.
Your responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end architectural design, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and technical alignment.
- Drive the full SDLC including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
- Define architectural standards, coding guidelines, and engineering best practices.
- Develop technical strategies aligned with product and business goals.
- Implement design patterns, microservices, APIs, and integration frameworks.
- Use AI-assisted tooling (Copilot, Claude Code) to enhance team productivity.
- Conduct code reviews, technical deep dives, and solution assessments.
- Mentor engineers, promote continuous learning, and guide technical decision-making.
- Collaborate with product, architecture, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional teams.
- Oversee performance engineering, security best practices, and operational readiness.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and lead adoption where appropriate.
Minimum qualifications
- Strong analytical and deductive reasoning skills.
- A collaborative team player with a proactive mindset.
- Demonstrated experience in technical analysis and problem-solving.
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows environments.
- Ability to define, automate, and execute comprehensive test plans and test strategies.
- Ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams.
- Fluent in Dutch, French, and English (spoken, written, read).
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
- Expertise in architecture design, distributed systems, and solution engineering.
- Strong experience with APIs, integration, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with ERP-related applications, including accounting modules.
- Strong database knowledge (SQL/NoSQL), modelling and optimization.
- Experience implementing CI/CD, DevOps, testing automation, and observability.
- Experience working with AI development tooling and ML-assisted productivity.
Nice to have
- Experience with Agile methodologies, especially the SAFe framework.
- Experience working in a multi-site or international environment.
- Familiarity with Dealer Management Systems (DMS).
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).