ZEAL Network SE

Team Lead, Engineering

ZEAL Network SE

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hamburg • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Set up and shape the team: Hire and onboard the first Front-End Engineer as part of your team
  • Lead technically and strategically: Define and drive architectural decisions, from selecting frameworks to designing system boundaries
  • Code as part of the team: While guiding architecture and strategy, you’ll regularly write production code, contribute to features, and help solve complex technical challenges alongside your team
  • Bridge architecture and UX: Deliver robust and maintainable technical solutions while focusing on great user experiences for internal teams such as Customer Care, PFV, Finance, and others
  • Enable other core teams: Ensure the Back Office platform can be easily extended by other core platform teams through reusable components, internal tooling, and shared patterns
  • Drive collaboration: Work closely with other Core Platform teams to align APIs, technical interfaces, and architectural consistency
  • Balance technical ambition with pragmatic delivery: Work with product and stakeholders to reduce internal friction and manual work through automation

Requirements

  • Leadership experience in building and managing engineering teams (ideally in a cross-functional or platform context)
  • Hands-on technical background in modern web technologies (e.g., TypeScript, React, Node.js, microservices) and architectural design
  • Strong experience with user-facing tooling or internal platforms, ideally Back Office or admin tools
  • Deep understanding of internal user needs: you’ve worked with or supported non-technical stakeholders before and know how to prioritize their challenges
  • Familiarity with QA practices and test automation strategies
  • Comfortable operating in a platform environment where cross-team collaboration is key
  • Passion for mentoring and growing engineers
Benefits
  • State-of-the-art technologies and an agile environment
  • A modern, dynamic culture grounded in the success of a leading-edge e-commerce company
  • A talented team of ambitious, like-minded colleagues where your knowledge and ideas truly make an impact
  • Ongoing personal growth, supported by an annual development budget of €1,500 to invest in your professional development
  • Trust and autonomy — no micromanagement; confidence in your ability to deliver and excel
  • Flexible work options with a hybrid setup focused on results
  • Unlimited vacation days in addition to your annual 30-day vacation allowance
  • Opportunity for workations abroad using our WorkFlex tool
  • Monthly mobility allowance of €30 to use on the mobility option of your choice (e.g., the Deutschlandticket), plus access to a company bike leasing program
  • Company pension scheme provided in partnership with Degura to support your future financial security
  • Subsidized EGYM WELLPASS membership with a contribution of only €25 per month, giving you access to a wide range of gyms and sports options across Germany
  • Monthly company events, team activities, and informal gatherings, including our popular company-wide lunches provided four days a week
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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptReactNode.jsmicroservicesarchitectural designtest automationQA practices
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving