Head of Software Engineering; m​/f​/d

You think in terms of systems, but you lead people. Technical excellence and leadership responsibility are two sides of the same coin for you, and you know that the greatest leverage comes not from the code, but from the teams who write it.

For our growing software engineering department, we are looking for someone who can do both: think technically and lead people. As Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for the overall technical strategy of our hosting and infrastructure platforms and will lead the engineering teams behind them.

• Direct functional and disciplinary leadership of the engineering teams (20 employees) as well as the assigned Team Leads and Tech Leads
• Recruiting, developing and retaining talent
• Establishinga culture of ownership and open communication about problems
• Proactive resource planning, early identification of bottlenecks and transparent prioritization
• Mediating when priorities conflict and making clear decisions even inchallengingcircumstances

• Overall responsibility for the architecture, scalability and reliability of our hosting platforms (SCP, NCP, CCP)
• Ensuring availability, performance and operational reliability across multiple data center locations
• Defining and enforcing technical standards, development processes and quality guidelines
• Identifying opportunities for optimization and continuously improving existing development processes

Interpreting business goals into an actionable technical roadmap and transparently communicating progress

Working as part of the leadership team todevelopproduct and corporate strategy

Responsibility for the engineering budget with a focus on optimizing costs, efficiency, and quality

Close collaboration with Product, Operations, Customer Support and Marketing to align technical decisions with business requirements and customer value

• Proven leadership experience, particularly in leading managers and cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong ability to identify potential anddeveloppeople (both in their technical and leadership careers)
• Experience in critically questioning existing structures withoutunderminingthe people who built them
• Experience in handling conflicts—de-escalation and mediation between differing interests

• Completed technical training or a degree in computer science or a comparable field
• Several years of experience in software or systems development, ideally in a hosting, cloud, or infrastructure environment
• Deep understanding of modern architecture and agile development methods, and confidence in handling modern development processes
• Experience modernizing legacy systems into contemporary architectures, with an understanding that technical change only succeeds when the people behind it are on board

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills combined with a solution- and outcome-oriented mindset
• Ability to clearly communicate technical complexities and make viable decisions
• Self-directed, structured way of working, along with entrepreneurial thinking and a hands-on mentality
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills

You think in terms of systems, but you lead people. Technical excellence and leadership responsibility are two sides of the same coin for you, and you know that the greatest leverage comes not from…