Head of Software Engineering

WhyHireWrong?; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

WhyHireWrong? is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to own the entire platform engineering function. You will lead a distributed org of 50+ engineers across Europe, reporting to the CTPO.

This is a manager-of-managers role, not an IC. You will set strategy, drive modernization, and oversee integration of acquired teams. You will partner with senior stakeholders to deliver on business objectives and build a high-velocity engineering culture across geographies, with hybrid setup in Europe and

Qualifications

• Must have led large, distributed software organizations (manager-of-managers)
• Experience with enterprise B2B SaaS environments
• Broad literacy across backend, frontend and mobile stacks
• Strong communication with executives and product/line-of-business stakeholders
• Fluent English (C1+)
• Based in or near Krakow, Poland, or willing to relocate

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the software engineering organization (~50+ engineers) across multiple European sites
• Set engineering strategy, standards, and modernization roadmap for the platform
• Drive post-acquisition integration: due diligence, onboarding, and integration of acquired teams
• Lead platform harmonization and modernization of legacy apps across a multi-brand group
• Partner with product, commercial, and enterprise stakeholders to deliver on business objectives
• Build a high-trust, high-velocity engineering culture across geographies

Skills

Leadership of distributed teams

Enterprise SaaS

Modern stack knowledge

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Location in Krakow or relocation

Job description

About

A venture-backed enterprise B2B SaaS company in the property / real estate technology space. Fast-growing, acquisition-driven business with a multi-entity structure across Europe. Well-funded, profitable, and scaling.

The Role

We're looking for a Head of Software Engineering to own the entire platform engineering function. You'll lead a distributed org of 50+ engineers across several European locations, reporting directly to the CTPO.

This isn't a hands-on IC role or a single-team tech lead position. It's a whole-org ownership role for someone who has personally led large, distributed engineering organizations as a manager-of-managers and driven engineering strategy, standards, and modernization at scale.

What You'll Do

• Lead and grow the software engineering organization (~50+ engineers, scaling) across multiple European sites
• Set engineering strategy, technical standards, and modernization roadmap for the entire platform
• Drive post-acquisition integration: technical due diligence, onboarding, and integration of acquired engineering teams
• Lead platform harmonization and modernization of legacy applications across a multi-brand group
• Partner with product, commercial, and enterprise stakeholders to deliver on business objectives
• Build a high-trust, high-velocity engineering culture across geographies

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Current or recent Head / Director of Software Engineering, VP Engineering, or equivalent at an enterprise B2B SaaS company
• Proven leadership of distributed engineering teams across geographies - manager-of-managers scope, ~40-120+ engineers
• Broad modern-stack understanding across backend, frontend, and mobile
• Strong enterprise-stakeholder communication skills
• Fluent English (C1+)
• Based in or near Krakow, Poland, or clearly relocatable

Strongly valued:

• Experience with M&A integration: technical due diligence and onboarding of acquired engineering teams
• Platform harmonization / modernization of legacy applications
• Multi-brand or post-acquisition platform consolidation
• PropTech, CAFM, property, industrial, or ERP domain knowledge
• Experience owning the whole engineering org at a mid-market/scale-up SaaS company

Why Join

• High-impact role at a well-funded, profitable, scaling SaaS business with a clear growth trajectory
• Own engineering for the entire platform - not a slice of a 10k-person mega-corp
• Work on real technical challenges: multi-entity platform consolidation, M&A integration, modernization at scale
• Enterprise-grade clients with complex, meaningful use cases
• Hybrid setup in Krakow with a strong, growing team across Europe