Lead Software Engineer
Pubblicato il 13-08-2026 - Wolters Kluwer in Milano
We are looking for a Lead Product Software Engineer to drive the design, development and evolution of data-centric applications and platform services within Wolters Kluwer Italia. The role combines strong software engineering leadership with a deep understanding of data-intensive products, enabling analytics, benchmarking, reporting and reusable data services across multiple business domains.
The person will actively contribute to implementation while setting technical direction, engineering standards and delivery practices. A key expectation is the adoption of modern AI-assisted software development practices, including specification-driven approaches such as OpenSpec or equivalent methodologies, to improve quality, productivity, maintainability and clarity of delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design, development and technical evolution of data-centric applications and platform services.
Define and maintain engineering standards, integration patterns, APIs and reusable technical capabilities.
Design and implement ingestion, processing, storage, serving,
monitoring and integration components supporting analytics and reporting use cases.
Translate business and product needs into scalable, maintainable and secure technical solutions.
Contribute to the definition of data models, semantic layers and shared services supporting benchmarks, dashboards and data products.
Leverage AI-assisted development practices to improve software quality, productivity, maintainability and engineering flow.
Contribute to adoption of specification-driven engineering, including OpenSpec or equivalent methodologies, as part of the software delivery lifecycle.
Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, where they create measurable business value.
Ensure scalability, reliability, performance, security, observability and cost efficiency of implemented solutions.
Mentor developers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, continuous lear