Head of Engineering fmx

Alcemy; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry. As the head of engineering, you will lead a talented team to develop innovative solutions that leverage machine learning for production efficiency. This role offers the chance to shape the future of sustainable construction while fostering a collaborative and engaging team culture. Enjoy a hybrid work environment with flexible hours, competitive salary, and opportunities for personal and professional development. If you're passionate about making a significant impact in a vital industry, this position is perfect for you.

Leistungen

VSOP equity options

Flexible working hours

Budget for personal development

Free drinks and snacks

28 days of vacation

Access to mental wellbeing platform

Dog-friendly office

Regular team activities

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as an engineering manager in a data-heavy environment.
• Strong background in Python and machine learning applications.

Aufgaben

• Lead a diverse engineering team across frontend, backend, and data.
• Contribute to product strategy and technical vision.

Kenntnisse

Python

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Software Architecture

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Communication

Ausbildung

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

React

TypeScript

Jobbeschreibung

Help us decarbonize the cement and concrete industry.

alcemy was founded to reduce the massive CO2 footprint of the cement and concrete industry. Concrete is humanitys second most used material by volume and its production is responsible for around 8 of global CO2 emissions .

We are changing this! We leverage machine learning to provide smart production control software to the cement and concrete supply chain to improve efficiency and allow for the production of lowcarbon cement and concrete at large scale. Our software is used 24 / 7 in cement and concrete plants to optimize production and reduce carbon emissions today . We are currently enabling our customers to save more than 100 000 tons of CO2 emissions each year and we aim to save 100 million tons per year in 2030.

The Opportunity

• Youll join us as the head of engineering as part of the management of the cement product line and leading a team of 9 engineers.
• Take accountability for our ML empowered web application guide architectural decisions and ensure high software quality standards.
• Support and mentor our amazing engineers and ensure that members of the team take ownership of the code base and application.
• Guide feature engineering architecture refactoring and planning together with the product manager and the team.
• Help us scale our applications to more than 100 plants in the coming two years andtons of carbon emissions saved annually until 2030.
• Contribute to the product vision and roadmap for the years to come.
• Shape alcemys engineering organization and culture beyond individual teams.

Within 1 month you will :

• Have checked in with all engineers and most other people in the product line.
• Complete our onboarding and get guided through our development and CI / CD process.
• Know your way around the team and have helped the team to ship features.
• You will inevitably learn a lot about cement production or the intricacies of cement data.

Within 3 months you will :

• Take coaccountability for the application.
• Contribute to the roadmap and team goals of the following trimesters.
• Know your way around our backend and frontend tech stack.
• Consult the product manager to further improve our application.
• Give guidance and progression advice to all your team members.
• Foster ownership of your team members of parts of the code base.

Within 6 months you will :

• have fully taken accountability for our application and have become a valued member in determining the future of it.
• You have fully taken the responsibility of managing the team
• You are the go to person for career advancement salaries personal growth and learning
• You have introduced new and revised old team and company processes
• You have shaped substantially the team and company spirit
• Have visited cement and concrete plants to experience our solutions in action.

Requirements

Your Profile

• You care about climate change are happy to really dig deep into cement production and look for a longterm commitment.
• You have a track record as an engineering manager for product engineering teams or math / statisticsheavy engineering teams ideally with some connection to data heavy applications or large B2B customers.
• You have experience as a Python software engineer or data scientist ideally in developing and testing datafocused applications have coded handson in the past and can still provide technical input and guide technical decision making.
• You are well versed in designing scalable software architectures.
• You are passionate about people leadership. You strive to build an engaged and purpose driven team while owning topics like goal setting evaluating performance creating development plans etc.
• You are comfortable communicating with external stakeholders and customers from heavy industries.
• You have an interest in mathematics and statistics with the ability to lead and motivate a team in transforming mathematical models into maintainable code.
• You are located in Germany Berlin is a plus. This is a hybrid position inoffice presence is not mandatory most of the time. Please note that we have monthly inperson workshops in Berlin.

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to the overall product line strategy within the management team.
• Collaborate with the product manager on strategy and roadmap development.
• Develop innovative product concepts and the technical vision of the team.
• Work with the gotomarket team to assess technical feasibility of new customer implementations.
• Lead and manage a diverse engineering team of 9 specialists across frontend backend data and machine learning.
• Create and implement processes as well as structures that empower engineers to thrive while delivering impactful business solutions.
• Drive technical excellence and scalability throughout our product.
• Set and guide the teams highlevel technical direction.
• Contribute to engineering organisation via lateral exchange with the other engineering managers.
• Python for everything in our backend. Our RESTful APIs are built using FastAPI with autogenerated Swagger UI documentation and OpenAPI schema. Our database schema is defined using SQLAlchemy and our data models using pydantic. We test our code using pytest and write modern typehinted Python checked with mypy. Number crunching and analyses are done using pandas numpy and sklearn.
• We store our data in PostgreSQL and our infrastructure runs on AWS managed by Terraform and using Kubernetes.
• We use React & for building our frontends. Everything is written in TypeScript. We layout our application using TailwindCSS. Our RESTful API is integrated using RTK Query and any shared state is managed using Redux via Redux Toolkit.

What we offer :

• A company culture where honesty professionalism and integrity run deep with an open feedback culture and regular 1 : 1 meetings.
• Flat hierarchies efficient decisionmaking processes and an agile company structure.
• Competitive marketrate salary aligned with your experience.
• VSOP equity options vested equally over 4 years (for working 40h a week / full time)
• Work fully remotely within Germany or from our office in the heart of Berlin with flexible working hours. We offer a Berlinbased contract with a remote clause meaning Berlin bank holidays will apply.
• This is a hybrid position inoffice presence is not mandatory most of the time. Please note that we have monthly inperson workshops in Berlin.
• Of course free drinks fruit and snacks in the office.
• Regular team activities and team weeks a few times per year.
• Mac or Linux laptop.
• Budget for personal and professional development 1500 / year & 3 days / quarter.
• English is our main language of communication.
• 28 days of vacation per year and an additional day of vacation every 2 years at alcemy.
• Access to the comprehensive mental wellbeing platform that provides access to 1to1 sessions with psychologists group sessions and selfguided tools.
• Access to heynanny flexible childcare and eldercare support with ondemand nannies eldercare services live webinars and oneonone calls for professional guidance.
• Dogfriendly office with specific rules in place as well as dogfree areas for work and relaxation.
• Regular knowledgesharing through our internal masterclasses.

Working at alcemy

• We value transparency and direct feedback and are always open to refactoring how we work together.
• Engineers take ownership of their features from implementation testing through code reviews and deployment.
• No one is oncall.
• Weve been working hard to get a defined career progression framework in place charting out both technical expert & management tracks.
• We are passionate about helping our customers and always approach them and each other in a supportive and appreciative way.
• We use modern communication tools like Google Workspace and Slack.

Hiring Process

Our hiring process is fully remote and well communicate with you over email and video chat.

• 1 : 1 gettoknow call with a member of the management team 30 minutes)
• Complete a takehome task relevant to the actual work youd be doing
• Several interviews covering managerial and technical expertise as well as ensuring a team fit. More information will be shared during the process.
• Reference check we contact two references you provide (e.g. former work colleagues)
• Decision

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. We also understand how stressful interviews can be. Let us know if there is anything we can do to improve the process so you can demonstrate your skills. To do so contact Magdalena Milecka at

Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) at alcemy

For the past two years we have been dedicated to enhancing the diversity and inclusivity of our company. We have organized diversity workshops and established a DEI workgroup. By actively collecting feedback educating our team and considering new ideas we have implemented several key improvements :

• Flexible work schedules to help you balance your job with your personal life.
• Access to a comprehensive mental wellbeing platform that provides 1to1 sessions with psychologists group sessions and selfguided tools including sessions with representatives of minorities.
• A diverse team to work with. We have team members across different age profiles ethnicities religions gender identities and orientations.
• No mandatory vacation periods : use your time off for religious holidays special events or however you see fit.
• Collecting feedback from team members during 1 : 1 meetings with team leaders AMA sessions with the founders and through regular engagement surveys.

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and included. Our journey toward diversity equity and inclusion is ongoing and were excited about the progress well make.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1