Lead Engineer (all genders)

About the Role:

You will be part of a highly collaborative product team working at the core of our manufacturing facility transforming digital models into physical elements at scale. 

Product Teams at GROPYUS own what they build, including underlying infrastructure, build pipelines, automated testing, release and rollout management, monitoring, and support. You will be trusted to solve problems efficiently and effectively building on top of a solid architecture and operational foundation and will be encouraged to seek out under-attended topics and assume responsibility for them both within your product area as well as across product areas. 

As a Lead Engineer, you will lead one of the teams in our Product Delivery area. You will work closely with the other Lead & Staff Engineers, the Head of Engineering as well as Product Managers in the area to define and execute a delivery roadmap and operate the software with your team. Furthermore, you will be the disciplinary lead for an engineering team of around 5 –7 engineers and be responsible for their professional and career development. 

With your experience in operating software systems and balancing operational and feature development work you will help your team to be successful and deliver according to the company's targets.

What you'll be doing:

As a Lead Engineer (f/m/d) on the Product Delivery team, you will be responsible for: 

• Leading a software development team both disciplinary as well as from delivery roadmap 

• Working in a hybrid infrastructure environment (cloud and on-prem), managing complex software deployments at scale 

• Strengthening the Operational mindset in Product Delivery with focus on monitoring, alerting and controlled feature rollout 

• Acting as a sparring partner for Product Managers and Stakeholders in the area to manage requirements and priorities 

• Being responsible for delivering features and improvements according to the roadmap and in alignment with Product Management 
• Supporting your directs in professional and career development based on their strengths and weaknesses in alignment with the team’s and company’s needs 

What you bring:

• You are an experienced software engineer leader with a strong background in software operations 

• You possess practical experience in all key areas of modern software development, including infrastructure, observability, testing, deployment pipelines incl. quality assurance, and scaling 

• You’ve operated and supported large-scale software systems in cloud and non-cloud environments (on-premise) 

• You’ve worked in companies with strong operational cultures, ideally in logistics or manufacturing – understanding the commercial impact of system downtime 

• You have experience leading and developing engineers at various levels 

• You are proficient with most of the following technologies: 

• Kotlin / SpringBoot 

• Kubernetes 

• Linux 

• PostgreSQL 

• OptaPlanner / Camunda / BPMN / Optimization 

• Python / Bash is a plus 

• OPC-UA / PLC / SPS is a plus 

You bring Cloud Operations experience 

• Experience with Azure is a bonus 

• You’re familiar with monitoring and alerting practices for production systems 

• Experience with defining and working with SLAs/SLOs is a bonus 

• You are willing to travel within Germany for in-person team events as well visiting our manufacturinng location 

 What we offer

• An unlimited contract with 28 vacation days.  

• Flexible, hybrid work: You can work from home or come into the office on the schedule that works best for you. Feel like traveling and working from another location? No problem. Tune into meetings and work from abroad for up to 40 days per year. In addition, flex hours allow you to prioritize important moments in your day.  

• Attractive perks and benefits: We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.   

• Virtual Shares Program: Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.  

• Ownership: You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions – on  all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.  

• The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.   

• A diverse and enriching work environment: Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong – no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team.