Engineering Team Lead

MotorK; Milano; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A digital automotive leader in Milan is looking for an Engineering Team Lead to drive its AI-powered marketing platform, PredictSpark. You will mentor an engineering team, tackle complex technical challenges, and ensure the integration of AI in workflows. Ideal candidates have strong backend experience in PHP, leadership skills, and a passion for fostering team growth. This role offers a dynamic environment focused on innovation and career development.

Servizi

26 days holidays plus national bank holidays

Individual training paths

Opportunity for career development

National and international mobility options

Yearly team activities

Competenze

• Proven leadership experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced, product-driven environments.
• Strong backend expertise, especially with PHP (Symfony).
• Frontend awareness, with practical experience or solid understanding of Vue.js, jQuery, or similar frameworks.
• Data fluency, across both relational and non-relational databases.
• Architectural strength, including design patterns, scalability, and maintainability.
• DevOps mindset, with experience in CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.
• AI mindset – curious, experimental, and eager to leverage AI to build better products and teams.
• A people-first attitude, with genuine passion for coaching, feedback, and team growth.

Mansioni

• Grow and mentor an engineering team, fostering ownership and continuous learning.
• Act as a technical role model and trusted decision-maker.
• Work closely with stakeholders to solve complex problems with scalable solutions.
• Drive delivery excellence with a strong focus on real business impact.
• Promote modern software development best practices and clean architecture.
• Encourage pragmatic decision-making with a solution-first approach.
• Help push the AI-first culture forward.
• Continuously assess team performance and delivery to improve workflows.

Conoscenze

Leadership experience

Backend expertise with PHP (Symfony)

Frontend awareness (Vue.js, jQuery)

Data fluency (relational and non-relational databases)

Architectural strength

DevOps mindset

AI mindset

People-first attitude

Descrizione del lavoro

Engineering Team Lead – Build the Future of AI-Driven Marketing 🚀

We’re reshaping the digital automotive ecosystem across Europe - and we’ve been doing it since 2010. Our edge? Europe’s largest R&D department fully dedicated to automotive digital products, and a bold vision centered on AI-first innovation. From CRM and websites to lead generation and reputation management, we build products that truly move the industry forward.

The Role: Lead with Vision, Build with Purpose

We’re looking for an Engineering Team Lead to drive one of our flagship products: PredictSpark – an AI-powered predictive marketing campaign platform that helps automotive brands anticipate customer behavior and deliver smarter, high-impact campaigns. You’ll be a hands‑on technical leader, a mentor, and a problem‑solver with a solution‑first mindset. You’ll guide your team through complex challenges while embracing AI as a core part of how we build, think, and deliver.

What You’ll Do

• Grow and mentor an engineering team, fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Act as a technical role model and trusted decision‑maker.
• Work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to solve complex problems with scalable solutions.
• Drive delivery excellence with a strong focus on real business impact.
• Promote modern software development best practices, clean architecture, and agile methodologies.
• Encourage pragmatic decision‑making with a “solution first” approach.
• Help push our AI‑first culture forward – we already use AI extensively, and you’ll help shape what’s next.
• Ensure AI is thoughtfully embedded into workflows, features, and engineering practices.
• Continuously assess team performance, processes, and delivery, using feedback and data to improve how we work.

What You Bring

• Proven leadership experience leading engineering teams in fast‑paced, product‑driven environments.
• Strong backend expertise, especially with PHP (Symfony).
• Frontend awareness, with practical experience or solid understanding of Vue.js, jQuery, or similar frameworks.
• Data fluency, across both relational and non‑relational databases.
• Architectural strength, including design patterns, scalability, and maintainability.
• DevOps mindset, with experience in CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices.
• AI mindset – curious, experimental, and eager to leverage AI to build better products and teams.
• A people‑first attitude, with genuine passion for coaching, feedback, and team growth.

Why MotorK?

• You’ll work on PredictSpark, a cutting‑edge predictive marketing platform powered by AI.
• You’ll help shape products used by the world’s leading automotive brands.
• You’ll join a company where engineering, AI, and innovation are at the core of everything we do.
• 26 days holidays plus national bank holidays.
• Individual training paths.
• Opportunity to develop and move within the company.
• National and international mobility options.
• Yearly team activities.

What you can expect from the recruitment process:

• HR interview
• Technical interview
• C‑level interview

MotorK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any kind. Our company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at MotorK are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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