Head of Engineering (fmd)

You are part of the Product & Technology leadership team reporting directly to the CTPO and fully accountable for engineering execution across the organisation

You own delivery predictability end-to-end ensuring realistic commitments high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement

You establish and continuously evolve the engineering operating system covering planning development release operations and incident management

You balance speed stability and technical risk owning platform reliability security and architectural integrity

You lead mentor and scale engineering leadership enabling teams to operate with clear ownership accountability and autonomy

You support the transition towards value streamaligned teams and build resilient leadership structures

You partner closely with Product and Data leadership to shape priorities timelines dependencies and trade-offs

You create transparency through meaningful signals and metrics clearly communicating progress risks and constraints to leadership

Senior experience leading engineering organisations through growth scale or increased complexity with clear ownership of delivery and operational excellence

Proven ability to lead and develop engineering leaders not just individual contributors

Strong architectural judgment in evolving production-grade web platforms with a deep understanding of reliability risk and system behaviour

Calm clear and honest leadership style comfortable making and defending trade-offs under pressure

Pragmatic technical mindset: frameworks and languages matter less than sound judgment and system thinking (Ruby on Rails and React experience is a plus)

Bias towards boring technology while open to evaluating and driving new approaches including AI-enabled tooling and workflows

Fluent in English; German is a bonus.

You live in Berlin

Strong alignment with our mission and motivation to help build strong neighbourhoods across Germany

A meaningful role with purpose we create a great product that delivers real value to local communities

Working in a cheerful and experienced team that actively exchanges knowledge and learns from one another

A high level of responsibility and ample opportunities to actively contribute and make an impact

Your SpenditCard you receive an additional 35 per month to spend on benefits of your choice

30 days of paid vacation per year plus the option for workation models and a sabbatical

A strengths-based development culture (we work with the Gallup StrengthsFinder)

A workplace in Berlin-Kreuzberg and regular events such as Lunch Roulette Lunch & Learn and Yoga

A hybrid working model combining office and remote work days