Head of Engineering (f/m/d)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a well-funded technology company in the DACH region that has built a leading platform serving institutional real estate organizations. Our client works with major asset managers, housing associations, and financial institutions, and is now scaling their engineering capabilities to deliver AI-powered analytics solutions for the commercial real estate sector.

As Head of Engineering, you will lead and expand a current team of approximately 10 engineers. You will drive ambitious delivery goals—balancing continuous improvements for existing customers with new prototypes and innovations that extend the business model. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will shape product strategy alongside executive leadership, product, and data teams, while building technical architecture that scales and enables AI integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering team of ~10 people, fostering a can-do mentality and continuous improvement culture
• Drive delivery velocity and shipping speed while maintaining high quality standards
• Collaborate with C-level executives, product, data, and customer teams to develop product strategy and find technically sound solutions
• Build and evolve technical architecture to support scaling, AI component integration, and data pipelines
• Make strategic decisions about tech stack evolution, experimentation with new technologies, and technical debt management
• Support sales and customer success teams in winning new clients through technical expertise
• Develop and ship agentic AI features that expand platform capabilities
• Recruit and onboard exceptional local engineering talent
• Understand what drives each team member and help elevate their performance to the next level

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering leadership and architecture
• Proven track record scaling engineering teams while maintaining high shipping velocity, ideally in a fast-paced, non-corporate environment
• Strong expertise with modern tech stacks: TypeScript (full stack), React, NestJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS services
• Passion for growing teams, supporting their development, and setting ambitious goals
• Systems thinking approach and first-principles problem-solving methodology
• Ability to enable teams rather than coding everything yourself
• Native or C1-level German proficiency and fluent English required
• Comfort with ambiguity and building in a dynamic, evolving environment

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and ensure alignment with the role requirements. Once we confirm you're a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please note that candidates should not contact the client directly—all communication will be coordinated through our recruiting team to ensure a smooth process.

This is an office-first position based in Munich (Werksviertel), with an expectation of 4 days per week on-site. The role offers competitive compensation including salary, bonus, and equity participation, plus benefits such as 30 days vacation, wellness programs, transportation support, and team events.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience level.

Equal Opportunity

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