Engineering Lead – Content Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Integrate leadership within the team to promote proximity, clarity, and accountability in daily operations.

• Cultivate a trustworthy environment where high-quality software can be consistently and sustainably delivered.

• Merge engineering responsibilities with leadership roles and actively contribute to development as necessary.

• Share accountability with the Product Owner for delivery, direction, and quality assurance.

• Maintain focus, minimize context switching, and continually enhance processes and time to market.

• Advance technical quality as a key driver of business value.

• Continuously develop technical standards and architectural frameworks.

• Establish clear decision-making processes, promote ownership, and expedite team decisions.

• Ensure alignment with other teams and overall business objectives.

• Advocate for the team's interests and development, enhance engagement, and facilitate growth.

• Assist engineers in their professional development.

• Take charge of performance management and recruitment.

• Collaborate closely with Agile Coaches, Staff Engineers, and Heads of Engineering.

• Continuously enhance the engineering organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in a leadership role.

• Strong intrinsic motivation to support both personal and technical development of team members.

• Capability to navigate between various context-dependent roles and responsibilities.

• Proficiency in recognizing and influencing team dynamics.

• Several years of practical software engineering experience in complex system environments.

• Ideally, familiarity with Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.

• In-depth knowledge of software architecture, particularly Domain-Driven Design.

• Experience in implementing software architecture within production settings.

• Proven track record in establishing technical standards and guiding architectural decisions.

• Knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructures.

• Proficiency in Kubernetes containerization.

• Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

• Understanding of modern CI/CD practices.

• Experience with MongoDB and PostgreSQL in production scenarios.

• Openness to AI-assisted engineering practices; practical experience is a plus.

• Clear, solution-focused, and targeted communication skills.

• Ability to convey technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent German language skills, with a minimum proficiency of C1 level.

• One or more of the qualifications listed above; not necessarily all are required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Voluntary vacation and Christmas bonuses, along with contributions to retirement plans.

• 30% employee discount available for you and your partner, including at restaurants and hairdressers.

• Additional vacation days granted after five years of employment.

• Subsidy for your Urban Sports Club membership.

• Opportunities for training and leadership development programs.

• Up to 30 calendar days of workation annually in selected European countries.

• Additional vacation days attainable through salary conversion.

• Sabbatical option available.

• Company Bike program: easily lease your choice of bicycle or e-bike.