Director of Engineering - Berlin, Deutschland - ON RUNNING

ON RUNNING

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Stellenbeschreibung:

At a Glance: On-Running is expanding its Tech Center in the heart of Berlin and we're looking for an experienced Director of Software Engineering.

You will oversee agile and cross-functional teams of Salesforce and full stack engineers, Product Owner, DevOps and QA.

With experience in building high-performance software, you will contribute in building robust and scalable technology for the worlds fastest growing and most innovative sports shoe and apparel brand, active in 45 countries worldwide.

In our technology hub in Kreuzberg, Berlin, we're focused mainly on engineering and we continuously develop our platform using agile development practices.

We have a multi-national and open company culture with over 47+ different nationalities among our 900 employees, we operate in a booming market, have interesting projects, modern tech-stack, good parties and, last but not least, we are enthusiastic and motivated about our work and products.

You'll work in close collaboration with our teams at our Zürich HQ (Switzerland) as well as teams in Portland (USA) and Yokohama (Japan).

Your Team:

You will be part of the technology leadership team, along with the CTO and other Directors of Engineering, responsible for all facets of our technology and engineering practices, from architecture to development workflows.

You will have a lot of freedom to challenge existing processes and develop new initiatives that improve the team's productivity and the quality of their deliverables, while creating an engaging, supportive, and autonomous work environment for your teams.

Your Mission:
Lead and manage around 12-15 engineers in Berlin, Zürich and remote (mentoring, coaching, growth, hiring, retention)
Help our teams become truly self-organised, focusing on constant improvement
Play a leading role in architecture and design of our tech stack, you have not forgotten how to code.
Keep up with the latest trends and have a technology strategy in place, maintained and executed properly
Guide the teams in terms of team structure, delivery processes, quality, product & technology strategy, continuously challenging their deliverables
Establish best practices for cross-team collaboration and an agile software development processes
Contribute to the overall product / technology vision and strategy
Work closely with other Heads of Engineering, CTO, Product Owners and stakeholders to improve processes and increase engineers' productivity.

Your Story:

5+ years of experience in a people leadership position
A passion for agile software development and leadership, substantial and proven experience in successfully managing, growing and leading fullstack teams (TypeScript, , GraphQL, Terraform, Azure/AWS clouds)
Successful collaboration with diverse business functions to align on a roadmap and technology vision that addresses the company's needs
Passion to understand and follow the trends in your technological domain
Just as successful as an individual as you are in a team. You operate with mínimal hand-holding, but know when to seek support
An excellent communicator who can easily adapt to different audiences
Proactive and thought provoking - you foster an environment that promotes new ideas, proves them with data, then drives them to successful execution
You're adaptable and dynamic and understand the complexities of a maturing product and organizational structure
An E-Commerce background (bonus)