Engineering Lead (m/f/d)

As of now, we are looking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Engineering Lead (m/f/d) for our B2B and tooling teams. You will be responsible to develop customer-facing applications for our global B2B clients as well as internal tools for a seamless integration between tech and operations.

What are your responsibilities:

• You are the technological and disciplinary lead of the B2B and passenger tooling development teams
• You are responsible for currently at least three agile development teams (currently around 20 people)
• You will lead your Lead Developer and Scrum Master as well as their web and backend developer
• You will scale up your teams
• You work independently and are responsible for the continuous functional and personal development of the team members (e.g. through regular feedback talks) as well as the expansion of your teams
• In close collaboration with your Lead Developers and the other Engineering Leads you will develop personal development strategies
• You are responsible for the selection and recruitment of new employees together with the IT recruitment
• Close collaboration with the IT-Recruitment (University cooperations, Meetups, etc.)
• Steady optimization of our knowledge management between different teams
• Proactive expansion of our work processes

These are your qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science or similar background
• At least 5 years of experience in (disciplinary and technical) leadership of employees
• It is in your nature to identify challenges directly
• Knowledge in mentoring and training of employees
• You have strong communication and motivational skills
• Experience in selecting new employees (conception of tests, conducting a job interview, etc.)
• Fluent proficiency in English, German desirable
• In several years of agile software development, you could proof your hands-on mentality
• Experience in an international company or team away from your home country is a plus

You are a perfect fit if your team is the center of your attention. Through your previous experience, empathy, and instinct you constantly develop your team further. You are a sympathetic listener and are willing to help your teams to self-organize. Your self-concept is that of a "servant leader”, you lead farsighted and always strike the right chord. We search for a motivated leader who technically has their finger on the pulse of current affairs.

About FREE NOW:

FREE NOW was founded as mytaxi in June 2009 and was the world’s first taxi app that established a direct connection between a passenger and a taxi driver. In July 2019, mytaxi rebranded to FREE NOW as part of a global mobility brand family and set itself up as a multiservice mobility provider. With 14 million passengers and more than 100,000 drivers, FREE NOW is one of the leading ride-hailing providers in Europe. Since February 2019, the service is part of the FREE NOW group, the ride-hailing joint venture of BMW and Daimler. FREE NOW today works with more than 700 employees in 26 offices and is available in over 100 European cities. Eckart Diepenhorst is leading the operational business as CEO Europe of FREE NOW. More information is available at: www.free-now.com

What can we offer you?

• The chance to bring in your own ideas
• A strong team spirit
• A monthly mobility allowance for free taxi rides
• Have your birthday off!
• Subsidised gym membership
• ...and all the usual start-up goodies like fruit, unlimited soft drinks, coffee, after-work beers and a lot more

Oh, and the opportunity to work with the best team in the world (we know, everybody says so, but at FREE NOW it’s true)!