1d ago

Head of Engineering

Germany

โœจ $150k-$250k / yearest.

full-timelead Remotesoftware

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead a fully remote, globally distributed engineering team in a fast-scaling product organization. Your core impact involves shaping engineering culture, driving architecture and technical strategy, and contributing hands-on (30-40% coding) to build end-to-end platforms. This role blends technical depth with strategic leadership in a high-velocity startup environment.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Define technical direction, architecture, and delivery standards aligning with product and business priorities.
  • Contribute hands-on to software development (approx. 30โ€“40% coding) across TypeScript and Go.
  • Own system architecture decisions, security, scalability, and compliance as final technical authority.
  • Drive engineering excellence through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and process improvements.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 8โ€“12+ years of software engineering with significant hands-on coding experience.
  • Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams in startup or high-growth environments.
  • Strong expertise in TypeScript, Go, and full-stack development.
  • Experience designing scalable architectures and end-to-end SaaS systems.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Background in API design, distributed systems, or platform engineering.
  • Strong stakeholder management abilities in English.
  • Experience with AI adoption strategies and automation practices.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐ŸŒ Fully remote with global flexibility and distributed team collaboration.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation aligned with experience and impact.
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Discretionary paid time off to support work-life balance.
  • ๐ŸŽฏ High ownership role with direct influence on product and engineering culture.
  • โœˆ๏ธ Team retreats and opportunities for in-person collaboration globally.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Leadership Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Offerยท 15 min
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