Engineering Lead – Content Team

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

📋 Description

• Lead the engineering team focused on CONT within the Search domain.

• Cultivate a trustworthy environment that ensures high-quality software delivery at a consistent pace.

• Integrate engineering and leadership responsibilities and, when appropriate, engage directly in development activities.

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

• Establish focus, minimize context switching, and continuously enhance processes and time-to-market efficiency.

• Drive the sustainable advancement of technical standards and architectural frameworks.

• Encourage autonomy, ownership, and quick decision-making within the team.

• Maintain alignment with other teams and overarching business goals.

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

• Mentor and assist engineers in their career progression.

• Take charge of performance management and recruitment processes.

• Collaborate with Agile Coaches, Staff Engineers, and Engineering Leaders to further enhance the engineering organization.

• Develop content management infrastructure and systems for the online shop and application, while automating content maintenance workflows.

• Operate within a remote-distributed team across Germany, with regular on-site team and domain gatherings.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in people leadership roles.

• Strong intrinsic motivation to aid in colleagues’ personal and technical growth.

• Capability to transition between context-sensitive roles and responsibilities.

• Ability to identify and influence team dynamics effectively.

• Proficient active listening skills with the aptitude to resolve conflicts constructively.

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

• Preferably familiar with Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.

• In-depth understanding of software architecture, especially Domain-Driven Design.

• Experience with production-grade software architectures and establishing technical benchmarks.

• Proven track record in steering architectural decisions.

• Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and contemporary CI/CD methodologies.

• Proficient with MongoDB and PostgreSQL within production settings.

• Open to AI-assisted engineering practices; hands-on experience is advantageous.

• Clear, solution-oriented, and goal-focused communication style.

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

• Excellent German language skills, at least at the C1 level.

• Meeting all listed qualifications is not a prerequisite.

🏝️ Benefits

• Optional vacation and Christmas bonuses.

• Contributions towards retirement savings plans.

• 30% employee discount, applicable to your partner as well, including at restaurants and hair salons.

• Additional vacation days starting from your fifth year of employment.

• Subsidy for your Urban Sports membership.

• Training and leadership development programs available.

• Up to 30 calendar days of workation each year in selected European destinations.

• Option for additional vacation days through salary conversion.

• Sabbatical opportunities available.

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