JatApp?is an IT product company that creates valuable high-tech products used daily by millions worldwide. We are looking for an experienced?Head of Engineering?to join our team. This role is a unique blend of technical expertise, strategic leadership, and operational excellence. As a Head of Engineering, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our technological landscape and leading our talented engineers to new heights.?
Your responsibilities will be:
Technical Vision:
- Define the technological roadmap that aligns with our company's vision and drives innovation
- Research and champion new technologies for our products, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve
- Choose the optimal tech stack for new products and evaluate the need for migrating existing systems to new technologies
- Establish consistent technical approaches across all products to enhance efficiency and maintainability
- Create templates and best practices for the rapid launch of new products
Strategic Leadership:
- Collaborate with the CEO to transform business objectives into actionable technical plans
- Actively participate in product discovery processes, providing technical insights and feasibility assessments
- Justify technical decisions from a business perspective, demonstrating their impact on our goals
- Foster specialized technical expertise within the engineering team
- Participate in strategic product development meetings, shaping the direction of our products
- Effectively articulate and promote the technical vision to unit leaders and stakeholders
Operational management:
- Streamline interactions between engineering teams and other units
- Establish and implement metrics to measure team effectiveness and track progress
- Develop and maintain technical dashboards to provide insights into system performance and identify potential issues
- Optimize resources and processes to ensure efficient engineering delivery of our products
- Proactively plan for and manage risks in the development process, documenting procedures to ensure smooth execution
Team development:
- Guide and mentor technical leaders, fostering their growth and empowering them to excel
- Support and enhance the team's skills through workshops and training opportunities
- Create the conditions for successful scaling of our engineering teams as we grow
- Implement best practices in software development to ensure high-quality code and efficient workflows
What you’ll need:
- At least 5 years of experience in software development with more than 3 years managing technical teams (Team Lead, Engineering Manager, etc.)
- A track record of success in a startup environment as a Tech Lead, CTO, or Engineering Manager
- Experience managing distributed teams and sub-teams, demonstrating strong leadership and delegation skills
- A solid technical background, particularly in backend development, with knowledge of SDLC, DevOps principles, and development methodologies
- Excellent planning, resource management, and task delegation skills
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills, enabling you to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven experience in delivery management and process documentation
- Experience creating and implementing technical metrics to track progress and identify areas for improvement
- A knack for standardizing development processes to enhance efficiency and consistency
- Ability to make informed decisions based on data analysis and insights
- A passion for exploring new technologies and staying ahead of industry trends
- Startup mindset: Embrace a startup mentality, characterized by adaptability and agility
- A forward-thinking approach to problem-solving, with the ability to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities
- The ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms, ensuring everyone understands the "why" behind decisions
Will be a plus:
- Experience rapidly scaling a team or product from scratch or through significant growth phases
- Experience restructuring technical teams to optimize performance and efficiency
- Knowledge of current technological trends and their potential impact on our business
- Familiarity with ML, AI, high-load projects, and cloud technologies
- Experience with mobile app development
Recruitment process:
Interview with a recruiter — Technical interview — Final Interview — Reference Check — Offer
We offer:
- Mental and Physical Health: health care is a must, so at JatApp we will cover health insurance for you
- Benefits Cafeteria: choose what you like most — sports, food delivery, home office supplies — and we will cover your expenses under available budget
- Knowledge sharing: in addition to internal events, you will have access to the Projector library
- Remote-First Culture: it’s up to you whether to work remotely or at our coworking space
- Personal Equipment Policy: for sure, you will have everything you need to work efficiently
- Learning and Development Opportunities: it's a real pleasure for us to watch you learn, so we're happy to cover your learning and development costs, as well as English courses
- Community of like-minded people: at JatApp you will work in a team of like-minded people who are ready to launch a product, run a marathon, or climb Hoverla together
- Creative freedom: we encourage initiative and creative thinking, so with us, you can be yourself and have the freedom of professional expression
- Legal & Finance Support: we cooperate with the best financiers and lawyers who will be ready to help solve any of your questions upon request
- Time-off Policy: 20 vacation days per year, 5 days for sick leave without medical confirmation, unlimited sick leaves with a doctor's note, 3 personal days, and 2 days off for special events or occasions
Recommend a friend and get a bonus of up to $ 3000
If you feel like your friend could be a perfect match for this job opportunity — please recommend him to our external referral program. You will not only contribute to the development of the successful company, but also you can get up to a $3000 bonus.
Send your CV to our recruiters: [email protected]
See more vacancies on our website: https://jatapp.com/careers/
