Head of Engineering

Confidential Company; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A fast-growing startup is seeking a Head of Engineering in Madrid. The role involves building and mentoring a high-impact engineering team while actively participating in coding and architecture decisions. Successful candidates will have substantial experience leading teams and a strong technical background in Node.js and AWS. This position offers autoponomy in shaping processes and a competitive salary between €70,000 and €90,000 with equity participation.

Servicios

Flexible compensation

Opportunities for professional growth

Remote work options

Formación

• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Proven track record of managing and scaling teams effectively.
• Hands-on background in coding and architecture.

Responsabilidades

• Grow and lead a high-performing team of 10 engineers.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable system architecture.
• Manage engineering budget and vendor relationships.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Technical expertise

Coaching

Educación

Experience leading engineering teams

Herramientas

Node.js

AWS

Descripción del empleo

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We're looking for a Head of Engineering to join our fast-growing startup!

As Head of Engineering, you will build and grow a high-impact team—recruiting, mentoring, and managing our ten engineers as we expand. You’ll lead from the front as a technical leader who codes, reviewing PRs, and diving deep into architecture, while also building and nurturing a high-impact engineering team of around 10 engineers. You’ll collaborate closely with the Director of Product & Technology, acting as their right hand in transforming business needs into scalable, high-quality technology.

Responsabilities :

• Grow and lead a high-performing team of 10 engineers.
• Provide 1 : 1 coaching and support career development across the team.
• Set and uphold high standards for ownership, commitment, and impact.
• Leverage AI tools and practices to boost team productivity and scalability.
• Write production-level code and actively participate in development tasks.
• Review pull requests, contribute to key modules, and debug complex issues.
• Promote a strong engineering culture focused on quality, velocity, and impact.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable and reliable system architecture.
• Evaluate trade-offs and select appropriate frameworks and technologies.
• Ensure architectural decisions align with business goals.
• Implement monitoring, incident response processes, and blameless post-mortems.
• Ensure data security and privacy best practices are followed.
• Align engineering roadmap with business goals in partnership with Product leadership.
• Own and manage engineering budget, vendor relationships, and headcount planning.
• Balance team growth with operational discipline and startup efficiency.

Requirements :

• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Proven track record of managing and scaling engineering teams effectively.
• Previous experience in a startup, scale-up, or relevant side projects is a strong plus.
• Hands-on background in code contributions, architectural design, and solving technical challenges.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure operations and CI / CD automation.
• Solid understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Strong technical background (Node.js and AWS).
• Strong product mindset with a focus on delivery and outcomes.
• Action-oriented with the ability to ship quickly without compromising quality.
• Experience defining and tracking engineering KPIs.
• Familiarity with monitoring, incident management, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, design, and analytics stakeholders.
• Passion for fostering a culture of learning, ownership, and continuous improvement.

What do we offer?

• Autonomy to shape processes, culture, and the future roadmap.
• Many opportunities to keep building the Product and Tech in the coming years.
• Build end-to-end solutions on Flutter, Node.js, and a modern serverless AWS data platform.
• Balance focused office days in Barcelona or Madrid with remote work.
• Salary base : €70.000 - €90.000, with equity participation.
• Flexible compensation.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Finance, Information Technology, and Product Management

Software Development

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