
Head of Engineering
conSALT Personalmanagement GmbH
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- As Head of Engineering, you are responsible for the entire development organization and report directly to executive management
- You ensure stable product development while driving technological modernization
- You establish an engineering culture with clear accountability, transparency and ownership
- You develop Team Leads through clear expectations, coaching and regular feedback
- You design the target architecture and steer a phased, realistic modernization
- You ensure predictable releases across legacy and new platforms
- You enforce mandatory architecture and engineering standards
- You promote the targeted use of AI in engineering and product
- You work closely with executive management, product, sales and other stakeholders, connecting strategy with execution
Requirements
- Business-fluent German and English
- At least 10 years of professional experience in an engineering environment
- Several years of leadership experience in software development, ideally in an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) context
- Proven experience in technology transformation projects (legacy to cloud/SaaS)
- Deep understanding of software architectures, CI/CD, DevOps and testing
- Clear communication, decisiveness and a strong drive to execute
Benefits
- Flexibility through remote work and flexible working hours without time tracking
- Customized training programs
- A team with flat hierarchies in a pleasant working atmosphere
- Modern workplace with free beverages and a kitchen
- Team events to build cohesion and enjoy time together outside of work
- A qualifications-based annual gross salary for full-time employment
- Individual professional development — the company invests in your growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software developmenttechnology transformationsoftware architectureCI/CDDevOpstestingAI in engineeringcloudSaaS
Soft skills
leadershipclear communicationdecisivenesscoachingfeedbackaccountabilitytransparencyownershipstrategic execution