Head of Engineering - Restaurant Experience- B2B Tribe

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture!

At TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table and we are on a mission to connect the worlds favorite restaurants and the broadest community of loyal diners.

Finding the best dining experience for our Diners community or boosting restaurant performance for our Restaurateurs Partners has never been easier thanks to our signature products:

• TheFork App: our free restaurant discovery & booking app that helps you find your next table with ease.
• TheFork Manager: our innovative software tool that digitizes restaurant operations empowering our Restaurateurs to manage bookings efficiently and boost their revenue.
• TheFork PAY and TheFork Gift Card: quick and easy ways to pay directly from TheFork app

At TheFork we also believe that people truly make the difference. None of this would be possible without our vibrant Forkies community. Our strong core valuesBetter Together Ownership Respect and Growthare the guiding principles of everything we do shaping our behaviors: Come as you are Dig in and Make it Memorable.

TheFork leads the restaurant booking market in Europe and operates in 11 countries. Our offices boast a fully international team working together in a flexible multicultural and constructive environment that provides everyone with space to grow both professionally and personally.

To learn more about TheFork and our Forkies explore our official site:

What you will do:

As the Head of Engineering you will demonstrate strong ownership by taking full accountability for engineering outcomes. Youll lead engineering excellence and innovation overseeing technical and strategic direction for geographically distributed teams. Reporting directly to a Senior Leader youll collaborate closely with Product Design Architecture and Data teams.

• Lead Develop and Drive 46 Engineering Managers and a Staff Engineer across distributed teams. Ensure their professional growth and high performance.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies focused on scalability reliability and maintainability. Align strategies with business goals and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to deliver exceptional user experiences and measurable business outcomes.
• Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning while embody and champion our core values. Promote accountability and quality within engineering teams.
• Support transversal initiatives enabling knowledge sharing and alignment on best practices.

Who you are:

You Must Meet These Critical Qualifications:

• A selfmotivated exceptional people leader with experience building 4 years in a similar role) and leading highperforming teams(20 engineers) including geographically distributed teams .
• Technical expertise in software engineering distributed systems cloud architectures and continuous delivery; skilled in developing clear actionable strategies and roadmaps.
• Experienced in scaling engineering teams mentorship hiring performance management and succession planning.
• Solutionoriented leader skilled at navigating complex technical and organizational challenges.
• International outlook with experience in multicultural environments. Excellent English communication skills.

What we offer you:

An awesome team

A permanent contract (that can be useful in life)

Flexible working environment 2 days home office per week up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility during the summer period and in December to work fully remotely)

Competitive fixed salary & bonus

Lunch vouchers available for each working day (because yes we like to try our best restaurants)

International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe

Highly inclusive working environment

Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse expenses related to physical and leisure activities family support travel etc

Continuous learning and development programs

Free access to the Calm app to help you build resilience wherever you are in your mental health journey

Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies 12 weeks fully paid)

Health insurance

Life & Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee

Amazing offices with dining coffee points and leisure area

Team building events

We believe that we are better together and we welcome you for who you are. We endeavor to ensure that everyone regardless of ability age socioeconomic & cultural background ethnicity faith gender gender expression gender identity ideology national origin race sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law has the opportunity to reach their full potential. At TheFork we want you to bring us your unique perspectives and experiences so we can collectively continue disrupting the restaurant industry and go from good to great.

TheFork is committed to a fair recruitment process. If you have special needs and require reasonable support during your application interview or participation in the selection process due to health conditions or disability please direct your inquiries to Our HR team will review the request and respond accordingly.

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