Director of Engineering | Europe | Remote

About the role

Lead and scale n8n's Core Experience engineering organization, helping a broad, growing set of product teams deliver excellent user experiences, strong technical foundations, and ambitious AI-native product innovation. You'll lead a significant and expanding part of the engineering organization, supporting multiple leaders and their teams (AI, Nodes, Community, and Adoption & Retention) while shaping how we build product experiences in a fast-moving, AI-native environment.

What you'll do

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams across Core Experience
• Design the organization for scale across a multi-team area that includes established product surfaces and a growing cluster of AI-focused teams
• Foster a high-performance, high-ownership culture where engineers can do ambitious work, grow quickly, and stay closely connected to product impact
• Set technical direction across your area, helping teams make sound architectural decisions and trade-offs
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate strategy into clear priorities and execution
• Support and guide teams building AI-powered product experiences, especially where we are harnessing LLMs in the product
• Create the conditions for teams to operate effectively through growth, ambiguity, and changing priorities
• Coach leaders and teams toward strong execution, healthy collaboration, and consistently high engineering standards

What you'll need

• Several years of experience leading multiple engineering teams and directly managing Engineering Managers in a high-growth product organization
• Experience setting direction across a broad product area and turning technical strategy into clear priorities and outcomes
• Strong engineering background and ability to contribute meaningfully to architecture discussions and technical decision-making
• Proven track record developing leaders, giving clear feedback, and helping teams grow in ownership, performance, and judgement
• Experience leading product engineering teams that shipped meaningful user-facing experiences in a fast-moving SaaS environment
• Experience working on AI-native products or leading teams building AI-powered product experiences
• Comfortable leading teams across countries in a remote-first environment
• Experience in scaling companies and knowledge of organizational growing pains that come with building teams and processes at pace

Nice to have

• Experience with developer platforms, automation tools, or adjacent categories
• Interest in technical products, builder communities, and challenges with extensible software and automation
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or Node.js
• Strong product sense and ability to partner deeply with Product and Design

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and equity ownership
• 30 days vacation plus public holidays (Europe)
• Health and wellness benefits according to local country norms (Europe)
• Work/life balance and remote-first work environment
• Visa sponsorship available for Germany