Head of Product Engineering all genders

Permanent contract fulltime Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Dsseldorf

We operate the international 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 startup mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation We combine knowledge and many years of experience in ecommerce with flat hierarchies and a highly motivated team

We love flexibility! We offer you the best environment to work in a flexible and focussed way You get to decide whether you want to work in one of our offices in Cologne // Darmstadt // Dsseldorf but also have the opportunity to work remotely (within Germany) and choose the best of both! We want to offer you the most attractive workplace in ecommerce and maximum flexibility for your personal worklife balance

Day by day our development team of about experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience for our online marketplace To enrich the lives of our customers we collaborate in crossfunctional teams Learn about how they are structured and more details about our product areas here

As a Head of Product Engineering you will lead the development of a set of tools and products essential for the success of our platform ensuring a seamless and effective experience for all users More so you are building and managing the organization to be successful You are focussing on the Engineering Part and join forces with your corresponding Head of Product This position reports to a Director of Product Engineering

• You are responsible for the success of one of our areas overseeing teams with approximately engineers
• You shape the product and engineering vision for your area aiming to create tools and products that resonate with our users align with customer needs and contribute to the success of our business
• You are setting up the right structure for the area to grow further
• You are leading your engineers through a team of engineering managers or directly
• You make sure your area is aligned with the company vision mission and current objectives and key results
• You make sure that we leverage (new) technology within our product teams to build products customers love and work for the business
• You make sure we are continuously raising the engineering bar with experience and passion for software excellence
• You are responsible for keeping the right balance of time budget and quality within the area
• You develop monitor and own the relevant KPIs for the area (cost SLAs SLIs)
• Contribute to our guidelines policies standards etc to improve how we work

• You have built and shaped crossfunctional product teams / organizations and bring a vast experience in engineering of scalable web applications and databases in modern environments
• You are a role model in communication ownership and execution
• You plan ahead and start working on making your organization ready for tomorrow today
• You dont shy away from making tough decisions having the bigger picture in mind
• You are willing to go the extra mile to make your team successful you give honest feedback and you are able to discuss commit and execute
• You certainly embrace and drive change

• Create your own worklife balance Work at one of our locations in Cologne Darmstadt Dsseldorf or up to % remotely!
• Diversity and variety An international environment with talents from over different nations creates innovative and exciting perspectives
• Do you want to move to Germany No problem we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start
• Power meets dynamic Flat hierarchies and startup mentality meet the power of a big corporate group providing you an agile and secure working environment
• Free choice of hardware MacBook or Lenovo Linux its up to you
• We are team players Our strong bond extends beyond our own team we stay connected thanks to our many internal offerings such as our digital onboarding program our allhands meetings and regular team and company events
• The future is digital Develop the ecommerce of the future with us and work on a product with millions of users
• Deutschlandticket We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Urban Sports Club Get top deals for fitness team sports yoga and more
• Personal &#x team growth We love flexibility in terms of working location but we also believe that personal interactions are important Thats why we organise company events and cover the costs to bring you there and to other (approved) gettogethers with your peers The same applies to conferences and other learning opportunities We want everybody to grow personally and professionally (eg as an Engineering Manager Head of Product Engineering Director Product Engineering VP Engineering) as a team and as a companyCheck out our &#x our for even more insights into our company culture!
  

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 !

Why are you the perfect fit for this position
Dont bother with cover letters were 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 (eg 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

Your contact person Kristina Heymann
Kaufland ecommerce
Kaufland ecommerce Services GmbH &#x Co KG
Postal address
Habsburgerring
Kln