Platform & DevEx Lead (Software Development Lighthouse)

Your role

Are you ready to shape how software is built across a global organisation?

At Atlas Copco Group, we are accelerating our shift to modern software development through our Software Development Lighthouse initiative — driving consistency, quality, and a better developer experience with measurable impact.

We are looking for a Platform & DevEx Lead to lead this transformation — combining strategic vision, technical expertise, and leadership. In this role, you will define direction, align stakeholders, and ensure solutions are practical, adopted, and impactful.

Your mission is to drive the Lighthouse initiative end to end — setting priorities, enabling adoption, and delivering real improvements in how teams build and deliver software.

You will: 

• Define and evolve the SDL vision, roadmap, and priorities
• Drive voluntary adoption of standards and “golden paths” across teams
• Ensure guidance supports real-world application lifecycle needs, beyond initial delivery
• Lead execution in a federated organisation acting as facilitator and coordinator of the initiative, capturing needs and prioritising outcomes
• Coordinate pilot teams and align stakeholders across domains
• Navigate a complex, global environment and build alignment across multiple teams
• Own outcomes and continuous improvement by tracking adoption, outcomes, and value delivered
• Define and steer success metrics, including developer experience and friction reduction
• Establish structured feedback loops with teams to continuously improve practices
• Lead the DevOps Community of Practice
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and alignment across development teams
• Act as a trusted point of reference for modern development practices

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

• Excellent leadership and influencing capabilities
• Outcome-driven with a structured approach
• Ability to drive change in a large, federated, global organisation
• Great communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Business-minded with a strong focus on value delivery
• Solid background in software development or platform engineering
• Proven experience in product ownership, platform leadership, or Centre of Excellence initiatives
• Ability to translate technical topics into business value
• Experience working in large, federated organisations
• Typically 8–12+ years in software engineering, platform, or product leadership
• Proven experience in community building and cross-team collaboration
• Experience with modern development platforms (e.g. GitHub, Azure DevOps)Knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps practices (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, SonarQube)
• Exposure to cloud-native development (e.g. Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry)
• Understanding of developer platforms and enablement ecosystems (e.g. Backstage, Port)

In return, we offer

• A strategic leadership role with direct impact on how software is developed across the organisation
• High autonomy to define direction, priorities, and ways of working
• A complex and dynamic environment where you can make a real difference
• Collaboration with teams across domains, regions, and technologies
• A big focus on trust, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Culture built on trust, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Global exposure and long-term career opportunities within Atlas Copco Group

Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site either at our hub in Prague (Czech Republic) or Pune (India) depending on candidate location. 

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team Prague, Czech Republic: Radka Honzikova

Talent Acquisition Team Pune, India: Tejashri Phapale 

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