Head of Software Engineering

WhyHireWrong?; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

WhyHireWrong? in Krakow seeks 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 role is ownership-wide, not IC, focused on strategy, standards, and modernization at scale. The ideal candidate has led large engineering organizations, delivered platform harmonization, and driven post-acquisition integration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, distributed engineering teams across geographies.
• Proven ability to set engineering strategy and standards at scale.
• Experience with post-acquisition integration is valued.
• Based in or relocatable to Poland (Krakow region) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the software engineering organization across multiple European sites (~50+ engineers).
• Set engineering strategy, standards, and modernization roadmap for the platform.
• Drive post-acquisition integration: technical due diligence and onboarding of acquired 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.

Skills

Distributed leadership

Engineering strategy

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

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

• 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