Introduction
As Head of Software Engineering (f/m/d) at orderbird, you will take overall responsibility for the organization, resource planning, and leadership of our engineering department. You will play a key role in shaping technical directions and building a scalable, high-performing engineering culture that sustainably supports our business and product goals.
What you can look forward to
- Deutschlandticket, Egym Wellpass, JobRad, and a company pension scheme with a 100% employer contribution match from orderbird
- Hybrid work model – flexible working split between the office and working from home
- Access to nilo Health – 1:1 coaching sessions for your mental health and that of your loved ones
- Fast and clear decision-making processes alongside close collaboration across all departments
- An Apple hardware package
- Startup mentality combined with security, backed by a publicly listed parent company
- We celebrate our successes together! Whether at the summer party, a BBQ evening on our rooftop terrace, or just because
- A nest in Berlin: a rooftop terrace overlooking Berlin-Kreuzberg and our office dogs, who are already looking forward to meeting you
- Company Update every Wednesday: During our Breakfast Update, various teams take turns sharing updates on their projects. Every week, you’ll stay in the loop on facts, figures, and meet new "birds" including fun facts
- An international team and no dress code – everyone is warmly welcome!
Among other tasks you will be working on
- Strategic Leadership & Organization: You will lead our entire engineering team
- Translate business strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps
- Lead Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, and Technical Product Managers, overseeing their performance and development while supporting the recruiting process for new team members
- Collaborate closely with the CEO, Product, Go-To-Market, and other key stakeholders on strategic planning, prioritization, and company-wide decision-making
- Manage the engineering budget, workforce planning, and external vendor/outsourcing strategy – aligning costs, capacity, and business value
What you bring along for this role
- 5+ years of proven experience leading a larger and technically diverse engineering organization – ideally in a fintech environment or SaaS company, with a track record of actively developing internal talent into senior and leadership roles
- Strong background in infrastructure design and implementation, combined with end-to-end system architecture experience across production environments, ensuring systems are scalable, resilient, performant, and able to serve customers efficiently at scale.
- Technical understanding of modern software architectures and software development processes
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and comprehensively to non-technical stakeholders
- Tech & AI affinity: Keen interest in modern engineering tools, automation, and AI-supported workflows
- Keeping up with technology trends in SaaS and Payments areas
- Business-fluent English skills, both spoken and written
Technology experience across several of the following areas:
- Mobile: iOS and Android, including Objective-C, Swift, and Kotlin Multiplatform
- Backend & Web: Python, Java, Django, React, PostgreSQL, and Redis
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Observability: Sentry, Datadog, or comparable monitoring and observability platforms
- Payments: Payment terminal integrations and payment processing ecosystems
- Fiscalization: Experience with fiscalization and compliance requirements or regulated POS environments is a plus
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