Head of Engineering, Order & Buy area
Kaufland e-commerce
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Germany
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Tech Stack
About the role
- You are passionate about software development, but you enjoy building the right teams, removing roadblocks, creating alignment, and driving transparency just as much.
- You lead and support our engineers and engineering managers across up to five product teams in a you-build-it-you-run-it environment.
- You spend part of your time contributing hands-on to stay close to the technology.
- You help our engineers grow personally and professionally by advancing their skills and inspiring them with purpose.
- You ensure we leverage (new) technologies to build products customers love and that deliver measurable business value.
- You take responsibility for product delivery while balancing time, budget, and quality.
- You contribute to cross-team strategic initiatives such as raising the engineering bar, improving guidelines, and defining how we work as an organization.
Requirements
- You have experience working in cross-functional product teams and extensive experience in engineering scalable web applications.
- You are an experienced (Senior) Engineering Manager who solves engineering problems using the tools and frameworks that fit both the problem domain and the engineering organization; the team’s tech stack is predominantly PHP and JavaScript, and we expect you to have hands-on experience with these languages.
- You demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, passion, and drive that energizes the team.
- Your communication skills are excellent, and you understand what matters—especially in a remote setup.
- You have extensive experience in management and are motivated to grow further into a successful Head of Engineering role.
- You are a natural go-to person within the organization, mentoring other engineers and helping them grow and succeed.
- You are willing to go the extra mile to make your team successful, give honest feedback, and are able to discuss, commit, and execute.
- You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment.
Benefits
- Create your own work–life balance: choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or our co-working space in Berlin.
- Relocation support: we offer an attractive relocation package if you want to move to Germany to ensure a smooth start.
- Fitness benefits: discounted access to Urban Sports Club and RSG Group fitness studios for activities like fitness, swimming, and yoga.
- Mental well-being: access to mental health support such as Instahelp, a digital platform for online psychological counseling.
- Vacation & sabbatical: 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical after a qualifying period.
- Meal vouchers: option to purchase Pluxee restaurant vouchers with tax-advantaged meal allowances.
- Deutschlandticket subsidy: we subsidise your regional public transport season ticket for greater mobility.
- Employee discount: receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de.
- Choice of operating system: use macOS or Ubuntu Linux—your choice.
- Professional development: benefit from online language programs, diverse in-house training, automated 360-degree feedback, and coverage for relevant conferences, training, and approved team workshops to support growth and team bonding.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PHPJavaScriptscalable web applicationsengineering managementproduct deliverycross-functional teamsproblem-solvingmentoringteam leadershiphands-on experience
Soft Skills
communicationownershippassiondriveteam successfeedbackalignmenttransparencyinspirationmotivation