Head of Engineering (all genders) in one of our product areas

Anstellungsdetails

Permanent contract, Full- or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf / Berlin

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Who we are

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland : Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Ours is a dynamic corporate culture that merges a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We combine knowledge and many years of experience in e-commerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team.

We love flexibility! You have the freedom to choose whether you want to work remotely (within Germany) or at one of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in our co-working space in Berlin. You decide what works best for you!

Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace. Through innovative technical developments, they not only create an outstanding shopping experience but also lay the foundation for an optimal selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division, areas, and cross-functional teams here !

As Head of Product Engineering in one of our product areas, your mission is to build and empower high-performing teams that deliver products our customers love. You’ll begin by contributing hands-on, gaining deep insights into our systems and organization. Once you know them inside and out, you’ll take on broader leadership responsibilities, setting yourself and your teams up for long-term success.

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Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail

• You are passionate about software development, but you enjoy building the right teams, removing roadblocks, creating alignment, and driving transparency just as much
• You lead and support our engineers / managers of up to five product teams in a you-build-it-you-run-it environment
• You contribute hands-on part of your time to stay close to technology
• You help our engineers grow personally and professionally by advancing their skills and inspiring them with purpose
• You ensure we leverage (new) technologies to build products customers love and that deliver business value
• You take responsibility for product delivery while balancing time, budget, and quality
• You contribute to cross-team strategic initiatives such as raising the engineering bar, improving guidelines, and defining how we work as an organization

Profil

Your profile – this is what we expect from you

Benefits

What we offer

Check out our Principles & our blog for even more insights into our company culture!

Diversity at Kaufland e-commerce

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology. We are signatories to the Charta der Vielfalt (German Diversity Charter) – because we know that extraordinary things can only be achieved with diversity. Read more here !

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Why are you the perfect fit for this position?

Don't bother with cover letters - we're interested in facts and figures!

How would you like to be addressed?

Feel free to add the following pronouns "she / her", "him / he" or "they / them" optionally (e.g. after your name) in your CV.

As we have very international teams, we would highly appreciate it to receive your CV or profile link in English.

Ansprechpartner

Your contact person : Kristina Heymann

Kaufland e-commerce Services GmbH & Co. KG

Postal address : Habsburgerring 2

50674 Köln

WHO WE ARE

We at Kaufland e-commerce are an independent tech company within Schwarz Digits, responsible for operating and developing Kaufland’s international online marketplaces .

Our company is comprised of over 850 talents hailing from more than 60 nations. We unite this diversity of perspectives and strengths in interdisciplinary teams to help us find the best solutions for various projects.

WHAT SETS US APART

We have a dynamic company culture which is marked by flat hierarchies, a strong team spirit and an open culture based on learning and making mistakes. One of the foundational elements of our culture are our Company Principles , which we actively live and which are integrated in various processes from onboarding onward.

Flexibility is our greatest success factor, whether in our processes, our everyday work or in our workplace. You can work in any of our offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf or remotely from anywhere inside of Germany.