Head of Engineering (m/w/d)
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Head of Engineering in Germany. This is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of a fast-scaling product organization building end-to-end platforms that simplify how digital products are created and shipped. You will lead a fully remote, globally distributed engineering team while staying deeply hands-on in architecture, coding, and technical problem-solving. The role blends technical depth with strategic leadership, requiring you to shape engineering culture, delivery standards, and system robustness in a high-velocity startup environment. You will work closely with senior leadership, product, security, and customer-facing teams to align engineering execution with business and user needs. With significant ownership over architecture, team development, and delivery performance, you will directly influence product quality, scalability, and security. This is an environment built for builders who thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and enjoy solving complex technical challenges while mentoring others.
Accountabilities
- Lead and shape the engineering function by defining technical direction, architecture decisions, team structure, and delivery standards, ensuring strong alignment with product and business priorities.
- Contribute hands-on to software development (approx. 30-40% coding time), primarily across TypeScript, Go, and related full-stack technologies, while guiding technical execution across teams.
- Own system architecture decisions, security, scalability, and compliance, acting as the final technical authority where needed and ensuring robust, production-grade solutions.
- Drive engineering excellence through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and developing engineers into strong individual contributors or future leaders.
- Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, SDLC standards, AI adoption strategies, and automation practices to accelerate delivery and quality.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with executive leadership, product, customer success, and security teams to align priorities, resolve trade-offs, and ensure customer impact.
- Manage technical risk, vendor/tooling decisions, infrastructure costs, and operational efficiency while maintaining high standards of reliability and performance.
Requirements
This role requires extensive experience in both hands-on software engineering and senior technical leadership, ideally within fast-paced, product-driven environments. Candidates should bring strong full-stack development expertise, particularly in TypeScript and Go, along with experience designing and shipping complete SaaS solutions. Deep architectural thinking, strong product intuition, and the ability to make high-stakes technical decisions are essential. You should have proven leadership experience managing and growing engineering teams while remaining technically engaged. Familiarity with APIs, distributed systems, and modern development practices is highly valued. Strong communication skills, a pragmatic mindset, and the ability to operate effectively in remote, ambiguous environments are critical for success.
- 8-12+ years in software engineering with significant hands-on coding experience
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in startup or high-growth environments
- Strong expertise in TypeScript, Go, and full-stack development
- Experience designing scalable architectures and end-to-end SaaS systems
- Background in API design, distributed systems, or platform engineering
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and organizational development skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities in English
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Benefits
- Fully remote role with global flexibility and distributed team collaboration
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and impact
- Discretionary paid time off to support work-life balance
- Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape core architecture decisions
- High ownership role with direct influence on product, engineering culture, and company direction
- Team retreats and opportunities for in-person collaboration globally
- Flexible working environment focused on output, autonomy, and impact
- Access to co-working options and preferred hardware setup support
How Jobgether Works
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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