Director of Software Engineering
Location: Hybrid in Berlin
Job Type: Full-time
Package: Base salary + equity (Pre-IPO)
YourCode Recruitment is seeking a seasoned Director of Software Engineering to lead strategic technical growth and operational excellence across multiple engineering teams. This role involves leveraging technology to optimise customer-facing systems and drive impactful digital transformation. The successful candidate must combine deep technical expertise (ideally having been a Sr Software Engineer in the past) with a strong business mindset and a passion for building and scaling high-performing teams.
This role will be within an organisation that is scaling, with a chaotic environment (positive chaos) and needing a leader who has seen both chaotic and stable environments in able to lead the successful transformation into a mature working environment.
Guide the development of scalable and robust system architectures across multiple domains.
Oversee high-impact projects aimed at improving data systems, internal tooling, and operational efficiency across product, sales, and logistics functions.
Ensure technology solutions are pragmatic, scalable, and user-centric.
Oversee day-to-day engineering operations with a focus on process improvement, team productivity, and timely project delivery.
Align engineering priorities with broader business goals, managing technical debt and streamlining backlogs.
Build, lead, and mentor multiple engineering teams, including coaching of managers and team leads.
Foster a culture of continuous learning, transparency, and performance.
Design and implement career development frameworks to support team growth.
Act as a key liaison between engineering and other business units, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration.
Translate complex business and technical requirements into actionable strategies and solutions.
Proven track record in a senior engineering leadership position, managing large teams (40+ engineers across 3+ teams).
Experience in building second-layer management and scaling engineering organizations.
Strong strategic thinking and planning capabilities.
Ability to align technical initiatives with business objectives and evaluate trade-offs effectively.
Background in operations, process optimization, and delivering business-critical projects.
Solid experience in software architecture and systems design.
Track record of solving complex engineering challenges at scale in a senior or staff engineering capacity.
Strong sense of ownership, initiative, and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical and business concepts clearly.
Skilled in managing cross-functional dynamics, risk, and organizational complexity.
This role is ideal for someone looking to make a lasting impact by leading transformative engineering initiatives in a purpose-driven, recession proof organisation. It's crucial that this hire has strong architectural skills as this candidate will be expected to pass a System Design interview with the technology leadership team.
Director of Software Engineering
Location: Hybrid in Berlin
Job Type: Full-time
Package: Base salary + equity (Pre-IPO)
The YourCode Recruitment Group is a group of recruitment, talent acquisition and talent management companies that work with some of Europe's most exciting technology organisations and individuals.
Born in 2018, the group has expanded throughout Europe, having dedicated recruitment functions covering Germany, UK, Poland and Ukraine, boasting an extensive client list that covers both large corporations and startups.
YourCode Recruitment provides an efficient, effective and enjoyable staffing experience to job-seekers and employers since 2018. We understand that a CV is important, but we also believe it is just a piece of paper and that's why we have moved away from scanning job boards & CV databases and now operate a fully digital recruitment model, integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning into our day to day running of the business, one of the first of it's kind within the industry.
YourCode Talent Acquisition provides internal recruitment functions to both start ups, SMEs & international organisations who require all the benefits of using an agency, under the price and commitment of an internal recruitment function. We are trusted by leading companies in tech, artificial intelligence, security, sports & betting and retail.
We are YourCode.
