Head of Engineering / Principal for Impower GmbH

Are you looking to have

FREEDOM - GROWTH - IMPACT

Then let’s revolutionize the future of property management with our uniquely simple, fast and beautiful PropTech solution:

IMPOWER!

Today, 110,000 people manage around 15 million properties with highly complex processes, but with paper and outdated technology.

Impower was founded in 2019 with a single mission:

To make people in property management happy through a quantum leap towards efficient, fully digital processes.

Sounds like the next level for you?

Then join us as our new Head of Engineering working back-to-back with our CTO, and our 9-people local team in our Munich headquarters and remote with our 9-people-developper team in Cluj.

You will be responsible for consolidating development processes, operating the platform and scaling the engineering team both locally and remotely.

With proven engineering management expertise and experience working with a SaaS product using modern cloud technologies you will ensure continuous efficient development and business operations.

You will be leading and scaling our engineering team, ensuring the successful execution of our product roadmap and delivering high-quality software on time.

With a focus on optimizing our development processes, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management/owner and design, you will translate the company’s technology vision into tangible, scalable solutions.

In addition, you will ensure that our technology infrastructure and related operations are robust, secure, and capable of supporting our ambitious growth plans.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING ...

• Oversee engineering team operations and execution of product development.
• Optimize engineering processes and implement best practices.
• Manage and scale the engineering team, focusing on hiring, training, and development locally and remotely
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical efforts with company goals.
• Ensure timely and high-quality software delivery within budget.
• Ensure the robustness, security, and scalability of technology infrastructure and operations
• Provide leadership in day-to-day activities and team management.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE DONE ...

• Proven experience and up-to-date hands-on skills in developing a SaaS product with deep understanding of

1. Cloud DevOps practices and infrastructure management
2. Continuous delivery pipelines that delivers quality and value to customers in short iterative cycles
3. Modern/public-API development (java spring boot/ c# .net core or similar)
4. Single page application development with react/angular/vue or similar
5. Indepth knowledge, experience and current skills re: our tech stack (Java/Spring Boot, AWS/Kubernetes/PostGres, React, AntD, Terraform etc)

• Evangelizing, educating and training our dev team regarding our tech stack, architecture and technology
• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer and 5+years in a leadership role
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical vision and strategy to various stakeholders
• Speaking both German (C1+) and English (C1) either on a native or bilingual speaker level or with full professional proficiency
• Experience in scaling teams and processes
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with a focus on mentoring and team development.
• Ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on when necessary

• A diverse and agile team in the heart of Munich
• The exciting opportunity to shape the future of a best-in-class start-up
• Lots of creative freedom and the opportunity to bring a new wind into a dusty industry with an innovative product
• Numerous development opportunities
• Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work mode, collaborating with the team in Munich face-to-face three times a week

Sound like you? Then apply now:

Simply and uncomplicated with a short message:

Even without a CV and cover letter.

(You are of course welcome to upload them too)

We look forward to hearing from you!