Head of Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Step into the role of technical leader, positioned at the convergence of our engineering teams and the overarching product and business strategy.

• Take ownership of execution, architecture, and the well-being of the team.

• Dedicate approximately 25–35% of your time to hands-on technical responsibilities, including architecture evaluations, prototyping, and critical infrastructure code reviews.

• Recruit and retain exceptional engineering talent, develop and expand product teams, and mentor Tech Leads.

• Define the technical roadmap for the upcoming phase of our platform and oversee its implementation across teams.

• Establish engineering practices, architecture governance, and technical standards to guarantee consistent, high-quality releases.

• Promote the adoption of AI tools among teams to enhance engineers' efficiency and effectiveness.

• Act as the engineering representative at the leadership table, contributing to build/buy/partner decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading an engineering organization through significant platform initiatives.

• Extensive knowledge of modern cloud-native and server architectures, including microservices, containers, CI/CD, and AWS/Azure/GCP, with experience in enterprise settings like single-tenant private clouds or on-premise deployments.

• Several years of experience in leading engineering teams, including oversight of Tech Leads and engineering managers.

• Proven track record of cultivating empowered product teams where engineers are actively engaged in discovery alongside product managers and designers.

• Genuine technical expertise: capable of conducting architecture reviews, making build/buy/partner decisions, and actively contributing to critical infrastructure when necessary.

• Experience in CAx, simulation, or similar engineering fields is highly advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements: decide when and where to work (requires residency in Germany).

• Flexible public holidays: adjust days off to align with your values and beliefs.

• Support for home office setup and access to our office in Bremen.

• Personal development budget of €2,000 for conferences, training, courses, or other professional development activities.

• Unlimited vacation policy — we trust team members to determine what is best for themselves and the company.

• Company fitness benefits through Wellpass and access to the mental health platform nilo.

• Regular team events, virtual coffee breaks, and spontaneous after-work gatherings.

• 2–3 day off-sites held twice a year.