Head of Engineering (H/F)

Are you eager to be part of a tech & product transformation journey within a company that champions values of fairness and transparency in the music industry a sector that truly needs it

Believe is a Tech Powered Music Company where technology is a crucial competitive advantage. Youll be joining our Tech team of over 200 passionate Believers organized in multidisciplinary squads.

Come help us take on our next challenges:

• Contribute to our product & tech transformation

• Develop products for our artists labels and internal teams

• Take part in the revamp of our tech stack and transition toward a highly distributed architecture

• Lead the migration from our Datacenter/AWS to Google Cloud Platform

As Head of Engineering you lead a tribe composed of several teams including Engineering Managers and Software Engineers.

You contribute to shaping both the product and technical roadmap covering technical debt management system reliability and more and youre able to challenge both technical and productrelated aspects with equal relevance.

You are responsible for the successful execution of this roadmap the engagement and growth of the teams and the continuous improvement of ways of working across the tribe.

You thrive in a multidisciplinary environment demonstrating strong leadership and communication skills. You know how to adapt your posture switching between manager servant leader facilitator and mentor depending on the context.

With a solid technical background and strong engineering culture youre able to craft a tech vision at the tribe level that aligns with Believes broader technology strategy.

Finally you play an active role within the Product Engineering leadership team contributing to initiatives aimed at raising the overall level of software engineering maturity at Believe.

Responsibilities

Team Support

• Ensure alignment of roadmaps across the tribes teams and with enabling teams (SRE Architecture Data Security etc.) and monitor their progress

• Guarantee the quality and reliability of the products within your scope (testing observability performance resilience security etc.)

• Oversee and promote continuous improvement processes within the teams

• Celebrate and share team successes and learnings

Management & Collaboration

• Define and refine team composition (casting)

• Ensure effective hiring and development of Believers (feedback OKRs coaching etc.)

• Drive transformation initiatives at all levels of the organization (team tribe and beyond)

• Inspire and give purpose to teams in their daytoday work

• Act as a reliable communication channel between teams and leadership

• Foster highquality collaboration and positive interactions across individuals

• Promote autonomy and accountability within the teams

• Actively contribute to initiatives led by the Product Engineering leadership

Engineering

• Ensure adherence to global Tech standards and practices and validate the relevance of technical decisions with respect to the broader architecture

• Make sure these decisions are taken collaboratively with other tech teams (Architecture SRE QA etc.)

• Guide teams on their journey toward Continuous Delivery and the Build it Run it Bury it philosophy

Qualifications :

• A strong desire to build a product that makes peoples lives simpler and more beautiful

• Proven experience managing operational managers (e.g. Engineering Managers) and overseeing 3 to 6 development teams

• A deep understanding of the human dynamics that foster team and company engagement

• A passion for software engineering architecture technology and innovation

• A solid grasp of the frameworks required to scale software engineering effectively (team structure technical and methodological foundations culture of operational excellence etc.)

• A strong inclination for collaborative work knowledge sharing and iterative approaches

• A servant leadership mindset

• A fact and datadriven approach to problem solving

• The ability to tailor your communication to your audience whether tech product or business

• The ability to both convince and be convinced

• A strong understanding of the philosophy behind practices such as Software Craftsmanship DevOps and Agile methodologies and the ability to use them to drive roadmap execution

• A degree in computer science or not

• Fluent in English both written and spoken

Additional Information :

Set the tone with us

Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fastgrowing company!  

At all stages of their careers Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry. 

We need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our clients: our international presence is an inspiring and enriching work environment for each one of us with daily opportunities to connect with our colleagues all over the world. 

We have two hearts at Believe our People and our Artists. 

We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE who grow every day to develop their potential We aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive. 

ROCK THE JOB 

• Tailormade training and coaching program 

• Remote working policy

• A wellness program Pauses with many activities and animations inhouse

• Access to Eutelmed a digital mental health and wellbeing platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist

• A healthy and ecoresponsible company restaurant

• Individual or family health insurance

• CSE benefits 

• A rooftop

• A gym with free classes

SING IN HARMONY 

• Ambassador program: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) wellbeing and the planet.

• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package Forfait mobilit durable > Reimbursement of up to 600 for public transport/low carbon footprint

• 5 calendar days 2nd parent leave with 100% pay (in addition to the legal paternity or adoption leave)

We are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community regardless of age disability gender race religion and sexual orientation.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime