Head of Engineering

Get E; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NS Business Card

Travel reimbursement

Bike lease

Gym access

Job summary

Get-e is seeking a Head of Engineering in the Netherlands to lead 15+ engineers, align tech with business goals, and drive a high-velocity delivery culture. You will report to the CTO, shape engineering direction, and partner with product and architecture teams to deliver value.

You will manage cross-disciplinary teams (Engineering, DevOps, Data) and collaborate with external suppliers, enjoying a hybrid office-remote schedule and a bias toward practical, business-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Ability to align tech with business value and deliver results.
• Stakeholder management across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support a team of leads and developers (15+), developing leadership capabilities.
• Foster healthy team dynamics, motivation, collaboration, and constructive confrontation when needed.
• Communicate the vision clearly and translate it into actionable daily work; challenge direction when required.
• Collaborate with architect and product teams on scalable, maintainable solutions and backlog planning.
• Manage external IT suppliers and contracts; handle subsidies like WBSO and reporting.
• Drive software engineering practices, code quality, and release management; push continuous improvement.

Job description

You will lead our engineering organisation: a team of leads and developers (15+) building the software that keeps our business running. You will report to the CTO and be responsible for people, delivery, and engineering culture. Getting shit done is in your DNA. You communicate the vision, bring people along with you, and are not afraid to go against the grain when something doesn't feel right-even when everyone else is heading in a different direction.

Team Leadership & People Management

Lead, coach, and support a team of leads and developers (15+), and develop leadership capabilities within the team. Manage engineering, DevOps, and data teams, with enough technical knowledge across each domain to challenge them effectively. Foster healthy team dynamics, motivation, and collaboration, and don't shy away from confrontation when it helps move the team forward.

Culture & Ways of Working

Build a getting-shit-done culture focused on high-velocity software development, short feedback loops, frequent releases, and momentum. Be pragmatic rather than perfectionist: deliver the solution that creates business value now and iterate from there. Keep the team focused on impact rather than unnecessary perfection. Make decisions quickly: act on the information available rather than waiting for perfect certainty.

Vision & Direction

Communicate the vision clearly and translate it into something the team can act on every day. Dare to challenge the direction when your gut tells you something isn't right, and explain why. Trust your intuition and experience, especially when navigating ambiguous situations.

Delivery & Technical Direction

Work closely with the architect and product team on scalable, maintainable solutions without over-engineering. Translate business objectives into concrete technical plans. Support backlog prioritisation and delivery planning together with the CTO and product team.

Business & Stakeholder Management

Act as the point of contact for external IT suppliers; negotiate, set up, and manage contracts. Manage day-to-day development blockers that require a business decision to move forward. Act as the bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, navigating conflicting interests effectively. Manage subsidy processes such as WBSO, including documentation, time registration, and reporting.

Processes & Quality

Drive good practices in software development, code quality, and release management where they make sense. Identify and implement process improvements. Ensure the team has the tools and frameworks they need to succeed.

What We're Not Looking For

• You want to build the most technically perfect solution, regardless of its business value.
• You are looking for a stable, predictable environment where you always know what next month will look like.
• You focus more on technology than on its business impact.
• You follow dogmas and "the textbook" and believe they always lead to the best outcome.
• You rely solely on data and are not willing to use your intuition and experience.
• You avoid conflict or keep postponing decisions until everything is certain.

Hybrid Working Policy

At Get-e, we work according to a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. For this role, however, we expect you to be present in the office as much as possible due to the close collaboration required with the team.

Benefits

• NS Business Card: We cover your commuting expenses.
• Prefer to travel by car? We reimburse your travel expenses as well.
• Experience our service: Curious why our customers are so enthusiastic about our taxi service? You can use our service twice a year, with each ride covered up to €60 . Bike lease: Prefer to cycle? We offer a bike lease option to make commuting by bike even easier.
• Free access to our in-house gym: S