Head of Engineering

Glückliche Gäste GmbH

full-time

Posted on: 1/14/2026

Location Type: Remote

Location: Germany

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About the role

You lead team leads and developers (people leadership, coaching, development, conflict resolution).
You build structures that scale: responsibilities, standards, decision-making paths, and an operating model that works in day-to-day operations.
You ensure our teams deliver predictably (focus, prioritization, capacity planning, dependencies).
You reduce "firefighting" through clean processes, clear ownership and effective escalation management.
You create transparency around status, risks and delivery forecasts — without reporting theater.
You embody and advance standards for code quality, reviews, testing, CI/CD and observability.
You help teams make technical debt visible and actively drive its reduction.
You ensure compliance with architecture and platform guardrails and make sure we develop sustainably, securely and scalably.
You bring a solid security focus and establish security-by-design as part of our engineering standards.
You support our goal of achieving ISO/IEC 27018 certification by helping design engineering-side processes, evidentiary artifacts and technical measures, and by coordinating implementation with relevant stakeholders.
You support recruiting and hiring and build a team that works long-term.

Several years of experience as an Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering or Senior Tech Lead with direct people responsibility.
Demonstrable track record of scaling engineering teams and making delivery reliable (not just managing).
Strong judgment in technology, organization and prioritization.
Hands-on enough to assess quality and architecture — without needing to be a "hero coder".
Very strong communication skills are essential.
German at C2 level (written and spoken) is required.

Benefits

30 days of vacation to ensure you can rest and recharge.
Regular company events, such as a summer party, where team spirit and shared enjoyment are the focus.
A motivated, friendly team that values and promotes collaboration and exchange.
Opportunities for training and professional development.
Creative work in a family-like atmosphere.

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

CI/CDcode qualitytestingarchitecturesecurity-by-designcapacity planningtechnical debt managementprocess designISO/IEC 27018

people leadershipcoachingconflict resolutionfocusprioritizationcommunicationjudgmenttransparencyescalation management