Head of Engineering, Operations - Berlin, Deutschland - zolar

zolar

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Tech Team at zolar ensures that we create a customer-centric environment and a positive contribution to the climate.

Our focus is to develop software that provides and enhances new and, in some cases, previously untapped opportunities for climate action, and generates business value.

Each of our development teams takes full responsibility for a specific product, independently ensuring that the software is delivered quickly as well as functionally and completely.

Our core tech stack at zolar includes
TypeScript, React, React Native, , PHP, Symfony, Kafka, Docker and AWS.

This Tech Lead role is backend (PHP) focused.**Get to know our team's tech stack choices better by having a look at our Zolar Tech Radar that lists our approach to languages and frameworks, platforms, processes and development tools we use, trial or are looking to adopt in future.

Joining zolar as the
Head of Engineering, Operations, you'll play a pivotal role in helping the business and the technology team get to the next level, ultimately contributing to climate change reduction through making it convenient for our customers to purchase, design and install solar energy systems.

You'll be leading a team of 20+ engineers split across Operations, Integrations and Partner Experience subteams.

These teams focus on providing tools and automations to our internal customers (Operations, Sales, Customer Support, Solar Engineering) and external customers (Installation Partners).

You'll be a champion of best practices; proactive leader who can help our Engineers do their best work; define, contribute and implement the tech strategy and shape the growth of our Engineering organisation.

What you'll do:

Be a technical and people leader, growing individuals and teams.
Ensure your teams deliver reliable, welltested and scalable code.
Engage with key stakeholders to guide your teams to providing the right solutions, together with your product counterpart.
Initiate and contribute to software engineering practices across the company
Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems in the renewable energy space.
Support your colleagues to learn and grow by sharing your knowledge and insights openly and humbly.

Who you are:

You have substantial, handson experience in software development in a team and a good understanding of the software product development life cycle.
Have
a track record of leading successful software engineering teams, either as a tech/team lead or in a headof position.
You have a deep understanding of system design and data structures.
You have
experience working with Agile development practices in modern technology environments (AWS, CI/CD, automation).
You have appreciation for
championing quality (TDD, testing).
You have experience defining requirements and acceptance criteria at a detailed level.
You have
strong communication skills with both technical and nontechnical colleagues.

What zolar can offer you:

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100% remote working possible // Stay flexible

Whether you want to save yourself the commute to work or want to see your colleagues in person - you are free to choose how many days you work remotely or in the office.

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Workation // Stay curious

As a digital company, we believe you can do your work just as well from the beach house in Portugal or the winter cabin in Sweden.

That's why you can work up to 4 weeks per quarter from anywhere within the EU.
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Mental & physical health // Stay healthy
Your mental and physical health is close to our hearts.

In addition to a mental health program in cooperation with Mindsurance, you can expect a discounted membership in Urban Sports Club.

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Company pension plan // Live well tomorrow

A world worth living in is a matter close to our hearts, which is why we offer our employees support in their private retirement planning with the help of sustainable providers and an employer contribution of 20%.

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Benefitsy // You have the choice
You get a monthly voucher budget of 50 € in the Benefitsy portal at your free disposal (e.g. Spotify, REWE, Sixt, IKEA and many more).
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Dog policy // Bring your own dog

A variety of four-legged feel-good managers provide natural entertainment in the office and enjoy the attention of their two-legged colleagues.

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Buddy programme & (team) events // Involved instead of just employed
Get off to a great start - with a buddy by your side and regular team
- & company events.
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Tomorrow Bank // Sustainable Banking

Thanks to our cooperation with Tomorrow Bank, you receive the Change-model free of charge for 6 months and also support climate protection in banking.

Instead of investing in coal power or weapons, Tomorrow invests the money into the future.
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Remote work equipment // Ready for work
We want you to be able to work as well at home as you can in the office, so we provide you with a one-off budget to