Director of Engineering

Talon.One; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading software development company is seeking a Director of Engineering in Berlin, overseeing cross-functional squads and driving engineering innovation. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in managing teams and working in SaaS environments. Responsibilities include coaching leaders, ensuring productivity, and implementing effective processes. This role offers a generous salary, benefits including a learning budget, and the flexibility to work remotely. Join a dedicated team focused on developing a powerful incentives engine.

Leistungen

€1,000 annual learning budget

Free German language courses

30 days annual leave plus additional paid days

Home office setup budget

Mental health support

20% pension contribution subsidy

Public transport ticket subsidy

Dog-friendly office

Lease bike through BusinessBike

Qualifikationen

• Strong experience managing engineering teams.
• Multiple years in a hands-on engineering role.
• Experience in the SaaS industry.
• Skilled in organizational change management.
• Ability to create achievable engineering goals.

Aufgaben

• Manage up to 10 Engineering Managers and their squads.
• Oversee productivity and processes of all squads.
• Set goals for growth and adaptation in RnD.
• Resolve exceptions and emergencies efficiently.
• Measure developer experience and squad output.

Kenntnisse

Managing managers

Coordinating squads

Hands-on engineering experience

SaaS industry knowledge

Change management

Translating big picture into goals

Tools

Kubernetes

Go

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

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 a domain consisting of ~10 cross-functional squads with dozens of engineers and several Engineering Managers. You will oversee and mature the general operations of this domain, drive engineering innovation, engage in 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 your domain, 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 10 Engineering Managers, enabling them to expertly lead their squads
• Manage, coach, and utilize senior engineering talent as needed by company requirements
• Oversee the productivity of all squads in your domain, 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
• Make measurable both the developer experience and general output of the squads

What We Need You To Bring To The Table

• Strong experience managing managers, and coordinating numerous different squads 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 toward successful change management
• A passion for translating the big picture into achievable engineering goals

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
• PostgreSQL

What’s In It For You

• A Research and Development Department of 90+ 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

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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