conSALT Personalmanagement GmbH

Director of Engineering

conSALT Personalmanagement GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Porto • 🇵🇹 Portugal

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPostgresPythonReact

About the role

  • As Director you lead a team of 10+ across backend, frontend, data and AI/ML.
  • Build and scale engineering structures and practices that enable fast, high-quality delivery across domains.
  • Define and own the product and technical roadmap in close collaboration with the CEO and Product leadership.
  • Shape the architecture of fullstack systems, from PostgreSQL and ETL to React, LangChain and orchestration frameworks.
  • Oversee DevOps and cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, CI/CD, containerisation, monitoring) to ensure scalable deployments.
  • Drive technical excellence through code reviews, testing strategies, documentation and velocity KPIs.
  • Coordinate large cross-team projects, manage trade-offs and align timelines with product stakeholders.
  • Ensure system security, GDPR compliance and operational reliability in AI-driven and data-intensive environments.
  • Develop the talent pipeline by hiring, onboarding and mentoring engineers at all levels.
  • Represent engineering in investor discussions, roadmap reviews and company-wide planning sessions.
  • Foster a culture of technical curiosity, ownership and constructive feedback across teams.

Requirements

  • 7–12+ years of software experience, including 3+ in senior leadership roles.
  • Proven success leading cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers across fullstack, data and AI/ML domains.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML systems and frameworks, including LLMs, agent-based architectures and LangChain/LangGraph.
  • Strong background in Python development, modern web technologies (React) and system architecture.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and scalable deployment.
  • Deep understanding of Agile delivery, sprint planning, stakeholder management and roadmap execution.
  • Strong project management skills, including budget awareness and cross-team coordination.
  • Experience with data-intensive applications, ETL pipelines and high-volume APIs or scraping systems.
  • Excellent communication skills – both technical and non-technical – in English (C1 level or higher required).
  • Background in SaaS, AI products, forecasting tools or industry-specific enterprise solutions is a plus.
Benefits
  • Equity Participation: You’ll receive a competitive executive-level salary and VSOP equity, with strong upside as the company grows.
  • Strategic Ownership: You’ll lead all engineering domains and directly influence product and tech strategy with full autonomy and budget authority.
  • Remote Work: If you bring high performance after the onboarding at the office side, you get the option to work up to fully remote.
  • Relocation Support: For your on-site onboarding or if you decide to move to Porto, you receive support with logistics, housing and onboarding connections to make it smooth.
  • Flexible Working Hours: Meetings are between 9 and 17 – but your working hours are fully self-managed.
  • Leadership Proximity: Direct reporting line to CEO/CTO – enabling real influence in strategic and product decisions.
  • Growth Opportunity: You’ll scale the tech team from 10 onsite colleagues to 20+ and build the backbone for future engineering structures.
  • Professional Development Budget: Conference visits, certifications, or training – you’re supported in growing both technically and as a leader.
  • Cultural Fit & Team: International, casual, highly collaborative. No ego, just product focus and shared wins.
  • Real Impact: You’ll see how your engineering decisions translate into margin improvements, pricing strategies and working capital efficiency for global manufacturers.
  • Events & Team Moments: From summer BBQs to game nights and annual off-sites – there’s always a chance to connect.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
PythonReactPostgreSQLETLAI/MLKubernetesCI/CDinfrastructure as codescalable deploymentAgile
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationproject managementcross-team coordinationmentoringtechnical curiosityownershipconstructive feedbackstakeholder managementbudget awareness