About the role

Head of Engineering at Kaufland overseeing teams in Order & Buy area. Focus on delivering customer-loved products through high-performing engineering management.

Responsibilities

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 and engineering managers across up to five product teams in a you-build-it-you-run-it environment.
You spend part of your time contributing hands-on to stay close to the 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 measurable 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.

You have experience working in cross-functional product teams and extensive experience in engineering scalable web applications.
You are an experienced (Senior) Engineering Manager who solves engineering problems using the tools and frameworks that fit both the problem domain and the engineering organization; the team’s tech stack is predominantly PHP and JavaScript, and we expect you to have hands-on experience with these languages.
You demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, passion, and drive that energizes the team.
Your communication skills are excellent, and you understand what matters—especially in a remote setup.
You have extensive experience in management and are motivated to grow further into a successful Head of Engineering role.
You are a natural go-to person within the organization, mentoring other engineers and helping them grow and succeed.
You are willing to go the extra mile to make your team successful, give honest feedback, and are able to discuss, commit, and execute.
You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment.

Create your own work–life balance: choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or our co-working space in Berlin.
Relocation support: we offer an attractive relocation package if you want to move to Germany to ensure a smooth start.
Fitness benefits: discounted access to Urban Sports Club and RSG Group fitness studios for activities like fitness, swimming, and yoga.
Mental well-being: access to mental health support such as Instahelp, a digital platform for online psychological counseling.
Vacation & sabbatical: 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical after a qualifying period.
Meal vouchers: option to purchase Pluxee restaurant vouchers with tax-advantaged meal allowances.
Deutschlandticket subsidy: we subsidise your regional public transport season ticket for greater mobility.
Employee discount: receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de.
Choice of operating system: use macOS or Ubuntu Linux—your choice.
Professional development: benefit from online language programs, diverse in-house training, automated 360-degree feedback, and coverage for relevant conferences, training, and approved team workshops to support growth and team bonding.