Head of Software Engineering (d/f/m)

Among other tasks you will be working on

• Strategic Leadership & Organization: You will lead our entire engineering team
• Translate business strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps
• Lead Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, and Technical Product Managers, overseeing their performance and development while supporting the recruiting process for new team members
• Collaborate closely with the CEO, Product, Go-To-Market, and other key stakeholders on strategic planning, prioritization, and company-wide decision-making
• Manage the engineering budget, workforce planning, and external vendor/outsourcing strategy – aligning costs, capacity, and business value

What you bring along for this role

• 5+ years of proven experience leading a larger and technically diverse engineering organization – ideally in a fintech environment or SaaS company, with a track record of actively developing internal talent into senior and leadership roles
• Strong background in infrastructure design and implementation, combined with end-to-end system architecture experience across production environments, ensuring systems are scalable, resilient, performant, and able to serve customers efficiently at scale.
• Technical understanding of modern software architectures and software development processes
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and comprehensively to non-technical stakeholders
• Tech & AI affinity: Keen interest in modern engineering tools, automation, and AI-supported workflows
• Keeping up with technology trends in SaaS and Payments areas
• Business-fluent English skills, both spoken and written

Technology experience across several of the following areas:

• Mobile: iOS and Android, including Objective-C, Swift, and Kotlin Multiplatform
• Backend & Web: Python, Java, Django, React, PostgreSQL, and Redis
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Observability: Sentry, Datadog, or comparable monitoring and observability platforms
• Payments: Payment terminal integrations and payment processing ecosystems
• Fiscalization: Experience with fiscalization and compliance requirements or regulated POS environments is a plus

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation

Posted Nov 01, 2026

Posted Nov 01, 2026