VP Engineering (m / f / x)

Gradient IT; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Full visa support for relocating candidates.

Yearly personal development budget of €3,000.

Employee discount program for cars.

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company offers a VP of Engineering position in Munich or remote. The role involves leading engineering teams, shaping the technical strategy, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions. Candidates should have significant experience in software engineering and proven leadership skills, with the opportunity for equity and personal development. The environment is startup-like, fostering growth and innovation.

Qualifikationen

• Top of class Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a multi-team leadership role.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience in larger projects.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coach engineering teams for high performance.
• Deliver new features for the cloud platform with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure best practices in engineering and user experience.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

React

Python

NodeJS

Go

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in computer science

Tools

Java

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

Munich or Remote (+/- 3 hours of CET/CEST)

Post Date: 12/30/2021

Our client makes mobility fun and sustainable. With a flexible car subscription, we bring a true e-commerce experience to car ownership and offset all CO2 emissions along the way. We work with the best car brands in the world and are backed by leading global investors.

As a member of the engineering management team and reporting to the CTO, the VP of Engineering will lead up to 7 engineering teams. You ensure a vision and technical strategy together with your Tech Leads including best-of-class engineering recruitment and personal development of every single engineer.

Сompany offers

• The role is based in Munich, Germany. For candidates relocating to Munich, we provide full visa support.
• With massive growth potential, the company allows you to quickly develop and succeed in a highly motivating startup environment with ambitious challenges in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent fixed salary, significant virtual equity share of the company, along with a yearly personal development budget of 3.000€.Our team is known for loads of fun and we have and frequent team events to strengthen our connection.
• You have complete autonomy over your choice of equipment, accessories, editors, tools, and technology.
• Do you want to drive your own car? – Get one with our employee discount program.

Responsibilities

• Lead a world-class engineering team: You are responsible to build and lead your team. You will go the extra mile to coach and develop the team members on a daily basis.
• Enable the growth: Together with your cross-functional engineering teams, you ship new features for our cloud platform. Thereby, you actively participate in delivering the best software possible for our customers and business units.
• Strive for excellence: Strive to deliver the best possible user experience and to follow engineering best practices.
• Build it, run it: Build features with a ‘build it, run it’ mindset and be responsible for testing, deploying, and monitoring your code. We believe in Serverless!
• Contribution to company’s overall strategy: As a part of the executive team you contribute to overall strategic planning to support its future growth.

What you should have

• Graduated top of your class with a Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent from a top-tier university.
• 3+ years of experience in a multi-team lead role, with more than 6 direct reports (30+ indirect reports).
• Proven track record with 5+ years of software engineering experience in larger projects preferably B2B, B2C, or SaaS products.
• Profound knowledge of React, Python, NodeJS or Go.

Java, AWS, Clean Code and SOLID principles