Director of Engineering

SEON

Director of Engineering at SEON responsible for software engineering. Leading teams to drive business objectives and empower engineering teams, optimizing processes, and mentoring engineers.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeBudapest • 🇭🇺 HungaryLead💰 HUF 38,977,168 - HUF 52,733,849 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute our software engineering strategy to drive business objectives and empower engineering teams.
Establishing software engineering standards across the SEON platform for our engineering teams to ensure consistency and usability.
Build and develop a team of software engineer leaders, provide clear expectations (1:1s, constant feedback, individual career planning, goal setting, etc.)
Lead the team’s recruitment efforts to ensure we can meet our growth objectives
Collaborate with product teams in planning, dependency management, risk management
Resolve knowledge and process gaps
Help to implement and propose development process improvements to make the team’s work more efficient
Work directly with Product Managers, Architects, and your peer Engineering Managers to explore and deliver the best value to our customers and provide visibility on the progress of the ongoing projects
Help the team grow with mentoring on both technical and non-technical skills and performance management.
Be an excellent steward of our engineering culture and encourage knowledge sharing
Operate as a thought partner and leader to Technology and GTM leadership, identifying risks and opportunities to shape our products

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience as an Engineering Leader responsible for delivering products, core services, or comprehensive features
Experience managing mostly remote teams in multiple timezones
Background of being a hands-on software engineer
Comprehensive technical expertise in delivering a B2B SaaS product
Strong understanding of how web services and SaaS applications work
Exceptional service orientation and ability to lead change using positive and collaborative methods
Experience with growing, coaching, mentoring, and providing feedback to the engineers in the team
Demonstrated history of leadership in managing high-impact software engineering projects
Lead with empathy and trust, the ability to give constructive criticism
Strong communication and collaboration skills across multiple levels
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Project management experience
Business Professional English Required
A degree in Computer Science, similar field, or equivalent experience working in the industry
Experience in highly agile startup-like environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringB2B SaaSweb servicesproject managementagile methodologiestechnical expertisesoftware developmentprocess improvementsrisk managementdependency management

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationcritical thinkingproblem-solvingempathytrustservice orientationfeedback

Certifications

degree in Computer Science