Engineering Team Lead

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

📋 Description

• Stay Engaged with Code: Contribute high-quality code actively to our .NET Core backend ecosystem.

• Collaborative Support: Work closely with the squad's developers without the pressure of being the sole technical lead for the backend track, allowing for a focus on holistic squad delivery.

• Link Strategy to Execution: Serve as a crucial connection that translates broader organizational product and engineering strategy to the squad, converting high-level tech and product objectives into clear, actionable milestones.

• Participate in the Trio: Collaborate daily with your Product Owner and Product Designer. You'll not only manage execution but also actively represent engineering feasibility, advocating for technical health during product discovery.

• Emphasize Iteration & MVPs: Guide the team towards high-velocity, iterative shipping. Leverage an agile mindset to break down complex goals into MVPs, ensuring the squad's output significantly impacts our company OKRs.

• Ensure Quality Assurance: Lead all squad engineers, including embedded QA, ensuring quality is seamlessly integrated into our iterative workflow from initial discovery to deployment.

• Promote Honest Communication: Foster a high-trust environment where radical honesty and psychological safety flourish. Strong communication skills are vital as you coach your team through obstacles and career development.

• Encourage Growth: Conduct meaningful 1-on-1s, provide ongoing feedback, and support the career progression and performance of your direct reports.

• Streamline Operations: Proactively identify bottlenecks in our daily engineering workflows and squad processes, utilizing AI and automation tools to reduce friction and manual overhead.

• Enhance Squad Velocity: Advocate for the integration of AI-assisted development tools within the team, aiding engineers in writing, testing, and deploying code more effectively.

• Innovate Freely: Keep the squad at the forefront by experimenting with automated testing, automated documentation, and AI-driven insights to improve delivery health.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated Leadership: Over 2 years of formal experience leading and managing engineering teams, with a proven ability to handle performance support, career coaching, and delivery management.

• Hands-on .NET Core Proficiency: Extensive production experience as a Senior or Lead Engineer specializing in the .NET Core ecosystem.

• Communication Specialist: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You excel at simplifying complex technical strategies and fostering open team dynamics.

• Value-Centric Delivery: Strong alignment with agile principles, with experience delivering through short iterative cycles, developing MVPs, and measuring success against OKRs.

• Language Skills: Proficiency in English is essential as it is our primary working language.

• Preferred Experience: Familiarity with mobile development frameworks (iOS and Android) to better support the cross-functional members of your squad. Proficiency in German is a significant asset for broader collaboration within our local ecosystem.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible autonomy to balance coding, strategy, and management according to the squad's needs, ensuring you remain connected to technology.

• A genuine voice in Product as you actively participate in shaping how we tackle MVPs and address user challenges, rather than merely receiving a roadmap.

• An automation playground where you have the authority and support to experiment with AI and automation, redefining engineering squad operations.

• No architectural bureaucracy; with Principal Engineers overseeing macro-architecture guidelines, you can concentrate on what you do best: leading execution, optimizing processes, and mentoring your team.

• Flexible working hours and a 100% remote option for an optimal work-life balance, including the ability to work up to 30 days per year from within the EU.

• Modern downtown office offering drinks, snacks, and the option to bring your dog.

• Sports and wellness benefits, such as MyClubs access and complimentary massages for mid-day relaxation.

• Coverage for the annual Vienna public transport pass, or regional transport tickets for those living outside Vienna.

• Exclusive training opportunities through the P7S1 Academy, along with financial support for external courses.

• Job bike leasing support through JobRad, assisting you in acquiring your desired bicycle.

• Attractive discounts with various partners and brands.

• Regular team events that are not only enjoyable but also promote team bonding and creativity.