Director of Engineering

Greenhouse Software, Inc.; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Learning budget

Annual leave 30 days

Home office budget

Remote work up to 90 days abroad

Mental health support

Urban Sports Club membership

Pension contribution subsidy

Public transport subsidy

Dog-friendly Berlin office

Bike leasing

Zusammenfassung

Talon.One is seeking a Director of Engineering to oversee the health and growth of Product Engineering across multiple squads in Berlin. You will guide senior managers, coordinate architects, and ensure delivery of high-impact results in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

You will drive organizational change, align engineering goals with product strategy, and stay ahead of industry trends. The role requires hands-on technical insight, strong leadership, and a passion for scalable, reliable systems.

Qualifikationen

• Strong experience managing managers and coordinating multiple teams to achieve business goals.
• Hands-on software engineering background required.
• Several years in SaaS industry with a track record of organizational change management.
• Ability to translate the big picture into actionable engineering goals.

Aufgaben

• Manage, coach, and grow Senior Engineering Managers and their teams.
• Oversee productivity and cross-team collaboration across the Go/TypeScript tech stack.
• Set and pursue long-term plans for growth and adaptation of the R&D department.
• Lead initiatives to improve developer experience and throughput across squads.

Kenntnisse

People leadership

Engineering management

SaaS experience

Change management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Go

TypeScript

React

Redux

Cypress

Jobbeschreibung

Talon.One is the most powerful incentives engine that unifies loyalty, promotions and gamification into one holistic platform.Backed by enterprise-grade security and scalability, Talon.One empowers companies to build personalized, profitable promotions and loyalty programs using any data.

Today, over 250 of the world’s most-loved brands including Adidas, Sephora and Carlsberg work with Talon.One to drive deeper engagement and lasting loyalty with their customers.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As Director of Engineering, you will be responsible for the engineering health of Talon.One’s Product Engineering teams. This domain consists of ~13 cross-functional squads with dozens of engineers, Architects, Engineering Managers, and Sr EMs. You will be required to oversee and mature the general operations of these teams and individuals, drive engineering innovation, jump into firefighting when necessary, set year-long goals in collaboration with Product Leadership, and make success measurable across all levels of your domain. You will be the final point of responsibility for anything new that arises in Product Engineering, ensuring that opportunities are seized and threats handled, before delegating or setting up processes for the future.

ONCE YOU ARE HERE YOU WILL:

• Manage, coach, and grow up to 6 Senior Engineering Managers, enabling them to expertly lead their teams
• Manage, coach, and utilize senior engineering talent through direct management of Engineering Architects and oversight of all product engineers
• Oversee the productivity of all teams in your domain, proactively debugging people and processes while de-siloing successes and knowledge
• Stay on top of industry trends and look years into the future, setting up plans for growth and adaptation of the RnD Department
• Jump into exceptions and emergencies, while setting up processes to make such cases routine
• From developer experience to the general throughput, make the success at all the levels measurable

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Strong experience managing managers, and coordinating numerous different teams as they achieve business goals
• Several years of hands-on work as an engineer
• Several years of hands-on work in the SaaS industry
• A history of re-working and iterating on organizational setups with a mind to successful change management
• A passion for translating the big picture into achievable engineering goal

ABOUT TECHNOLOGY:

• Kubernetes running on Google Cloud
• We use Go for our API, core logic, and internal tooling
• TypeScript, React, Redux, and CSS modules for our web application
• Cypress for automated end-to-end testing

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• A Research and Development Department of 90+ of engineers, product managers and product designers in Berlin
• Leaders with 8+ years of experience building our promotions engine
• €1,000 annual learning budget, full LinkedIn Learning access, and free German language courses to boost your skills
• 30 days of annual leave, plus extra paid days for your birthday and moving day
• Home office setup budget, a monthly home office allowance
• Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days worldwide!
• Mental health support with nilo.health and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership
• 20% company subsidy on your pension contributions
• Subsidised BVG public transport ticket and a dog-friendly Berlin office where your furry friend is welcome.
• Lease your ideal bike through BusinessBike