Engineering Squad Lead

Kingfisher plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement company is looking for an Engineering Squad Lead in Kraków. The role involves managing a software engineering team, ensuring successful execution of deliverables, and fostering professional growth. Candidates should have extensive software development experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for promoting inclusivity and high performance in the team. This position offers a hybrid work model with an employment contract in Poland.

Benefits

Up to 28,000 PLN gross per month

Private medical healthcare

Medicover sports card

Life insurance funded by employer

Lunch breaks included

Training & Buddy programme

Wellbeing programme

Co-financing of public transport tickets

Comfortable working environment

Language and accounting courses

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software development, preferably web development.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating teams.
• Exceptional communication and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support team members in their professional growth.
• Plan and orchestrate execution of team deliverables.
• Continuously seek improvements in team performance.

Skills

Software development experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Experience with AWS

Job description

Engineering Squad Lead
(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• Up to 28,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
• Life insurance financed by the employer
• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
• Wellbeing programme for employees
• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
• Employee referral programme

About the role

As Engineering Squad Lead, you will play a vital role in managing and guiding team members in their professional growth while ensuring the successful execution of team deliverables. Collaborating closely with Product Owners, you will foster team cohesion, align efforts with organizational goals, and drive continuous improvement in performance and efficiency.

You will provide coaching, feedback, and support to enhance individual and team skills while leveraging your technical expertise and leadership abilities to shape the team’s impact. By implementing goal‑setting processes, monitoring progress, and promoting a culture of growth and collaboration, you will ensure the team constantly delivers exceptional results.

Responsibilities

• Act as the line manager for team members, guiding and supporting them in their professional growth.
• Plan and orchestrate the execution of team deliverables to ensure the achievement of defined customer and engineering outcomes.
• Continuously seek improvements in team performance, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and guidance to team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Collaborate with Chapter Leaders to report on team progress and drive individual and collective development.
• Shape the team’s impact by combining software engineering knowledge with strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Implement goal‑setting and objective‑alignment processes to drive team performance. Monitor progress and provide constructive feedback to ensure continuous development.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive experience in software development (preferable web development background – backend and frontend).
• In-depth understanding of the IT industry, including emerging technologies, market trends, and their relevance to retail or similar industries.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating teams in a large, complex, and fast‑paced matrix environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and leadership capabilities.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems effectively, navigate ambiguity, and deliver creative and practical solutions.
• A passion for people leadership, including coaching, mentoring, and talent development.
• Commitment to fostering a culture of inclusivity, engagement, and high performance.
• Understanding of modern QA methodologies.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with AWS infrastructure.
• Experience in developing and maintaining automation test suites for scalable and reliable applications.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).

Our Behaviours

• Constantly improving our customer experience
• Acting with humanity and care
• Be curious
• Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
• Be inclusive
• Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together
• Be agile
• Working with trust, pace and agility
• Be accountable
• Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Application Process

Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application and let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!