Director of Engineering

About the role

Director of Engineering to take operational leadership of the Engineering organization. You'll partner with the CTO on strategy, own people leadership across all engineering squads, and build the structures that let us scale.

What you'll do

• Run regular 1:1s with Engineering Managers and select senior engineers to support growth, alignment, and execution
• Lead growth conversations, performance reviews, and calibration sessions across the engineering organization
• Own key parts of the hiring process - from interviewing and org design to closing strong candidates
• Sponsor and prioritize tech debt reduction and long-term architectural investments together with engineering leadership
• Review squad delivery progress, surface blockers early, and maintain a high quality bar across teams
• Work closely with the CTO on org design, hiring strategy, and headcount planning
• Coordinate roadmap priorities and engineering capacity planning together with the CPO

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams in B2B SaaS or product-led companies
• Track record of stewarding a team through a scaling phase and seeing the breakpoints first-hand
• Strong technical background (former Senior+/Staff level), able to read code comfortably and follow technical architecture discussions
• Experience building career frameworks, calibration systems, and performance management processes
• Strong communicator who turns strategy into clear quarterly objectives and actionable plans for teams
• High standards combined with low-ego, builder mentality and leading by example rather than hierarchy

What they offer

• Urban Sports Club/John Reed membership or public transport/Dance subscription
• Annual personal development budget of €500 for conferences, courses, books, and career coaching
• Beautiful office in Prenzlauer Berg with free snacks, drinks, and top-notch equipment
• Regular company and team events
• Hybrid setup with 2 work-from-home days as standard