Engineering Squad Lead (Mobile)

Kingfisher plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 279,000 - 345,960; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

Medicover sports card

Life insurance

Annual bonus

Home office option

Transport tickets support

LinkedIn Learning access

Parking spaces

Job summary

Kingfisher Kraków is seeking an Engineering Squad Lead (Mobile) to guide a cross-functional team building Castorama Polska’s mobile app, e-commerce platform and back‑office systems powering stores across Poland. You will mentor squad members and align efforts with product and business goals while fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.

The role focuses on delivering iOS/Android solutions, leading initiatives, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced retail tech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in large, fast-paced matrix environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Excellent Polish and English (written and spoken).
• Experience building and maintaining mobile native apps.
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure and QA methodologies.

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 in iOS and Android applications.
• 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 mobile native 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Mobile engineering

AWS

QA methodologies

Polish & English

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Tools

AWS

Automation testing

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher and our other brands (Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş) to life. We are committed to treating all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious or philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

Engineering Squad Lead (Mobile)

About the role

As part of Kingfisher’s Engineering Centre in Kraków, we are expanding our teams dedicated to Castorama Polska – one of the country’s most recognised DIY retail brands. The squad will shape the future of retail by building and evolving Castorama’s mobile app, e‑commerce platform and back‑office systems that power store operations across Poland. Your work will directly influence how millions of customers shop, browse and interact with local Castorama stores.

In this role you will manage and guide team members, ensuring the successful execution of deliverables and fostering continuous improvement. You will coach, support, and mentor the squad, aligning efforts with product and organisational goals, and building a culture of growth and collaboration.

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 in iOS and Android applications.
• 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 mobile native 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.

Skills and experience

• In‑depth understanding of the IT industry, emerging technologies, mobile trends and their relevance to retail or similar industries.
• Diverse experience in leading and motivating teams in large, complex, fast‑paced matrix environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• 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, particularly for mobile application testing.
• Solid understanding and practical experience with AWS infrastructure.
• Experience in developing and maintaining automation test suites for scalable and reliable mobile native applications.
• Excellent command of Polish and English (written and spoken).

Benefits

• 25,000 – 31,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) 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
• Professional and stimulating work environment
• Training and Buddy programme for rapid role adaptation
• Wellbeing programme for employees
• Co‑financing of monthly tickets for public transport in Kraków
• Comfortable working environment in the office and possibility of home office
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and possibility of co‑financing studies and certification
• Employee referral programme
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus aligned to work level of the role
• Parking spaces and LOTOS card
• Co‑financing of monthly tickets for public transport (50% discount)