Director of Engineering

We're hiring a Director of Engineering to take operational leadership of our 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), read code comfortably, and can follow and contribute to technical architecture discussions
• Built career frameworks, calibration systems, and performance management processes and run them with consistency and discipline
• Strong communicator who turns strategy into clear quarterly objectives and actionable plans for teams
• Combine high standards with a low-ego, builder mentality and lead by example rather than hierarchy
• Structured, calm, and execution-focused with ability to scale execution quality and operational discipline

What they offer

• Urban Sports Club/John Reed membership or public transport/Dance subscription
• Annual personal development budget of €500 for conferences, courses, books, career coaching, and more
• Beautiful office in Berlin (Prenzlauer Allee 242) with free snacks, drinks, and top-notch equipment
• Hybrid setup with 2 work-from-home days as standard
• Regular company and team events
• Relocation support for those moving to Berlin