Director of Engineering

Roles and responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal partners across teams while managing multiple development teams and their managers.
• Take ownership of 5-6 cross-functional teams' performance, delivering exceptional results and building high-quality products that enhance the consumer experience.
• Strategically plan, monitor, and direct development initiatives, contributing to roadmap planning and continuously improving processes that put our customers first.
• Align with stakeholders, including C-suite executives, by turning technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical audiences.
• Foster Kitopi’s culture of collaboration, innovation, and empowerment across multiple tech hubs, ensuring our values shine through in everything we do.
• Transform vision into capabilities by inspiring creative solutions, solving challenges with excellence, and elevating the end-to-end consumer journey.
• Implement and maintain engineering performance metrics to drive accountability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Product and Data teams to make smart, data-driven decisions that improve consumer-facing applications and overall satisfaction.
• Represent engineering to optimize the product development process by communicating technical opportunities, constraints, and solutions clearly.
• Build a culture of excellence, mentorship, and collaboration, leading by example while helping develop tomorrow’s leaders.
• Ensure technical standards are met, from code quality to security and managing technical debt, to deliver seamless, reliable, and magical user experiences.
• Drive continuous improvement within the delivery value chain, focusing on smarter, faster ways to deliver value to our customers.
• Scale and structure teams by hiring exceptional talent locally and internationally, ensuring we build products our customers love.
• Mentor, coach, and empower team members through regular 1-1s, clear objectives, and career development plans that align with business needs.
• Play a key role in recruiting, onboarding, and building new teams to support Kitopi’s growth and success.

Desired candidate profile

• At least 10 years of experience in engineering, with significant time spent in leadership roles
• Over 5 years of leadership experience within product-oriented organizations, particularly in agile software development environments.
• Proven success in managing teams across different stages of growth, from startups to scaleups, and even large publicly listed companies.
• Strong experience with consumer-facing applications such as marketplaces, ordering systems, and e-commerce.
• Experience in environments where technology supports brick-and-mortar operations, rather than being the final product.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and lead complex technical strategies, including digital transformation and migrations.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact with senior stakeholders and a variety of audiences.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to guide and mentor other leaders.
• A proactive attitude towards learning and personal development.

Benefits

- Extensive learning opportunities with hard and soft skill training to help you improve and challenge yourself.

- Be involved in customized workshops run by the Kitopi Academy.

- Have the chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment.

- Become part of one of the most caring communities out there.

- Free and unlimited access to a nutritionist.

- No Dress Code! (T&C applies).

- The famous team activities and social events bursting with fun.Inclusive private health insurance.

- Up to 50% discount on Kitopi brands.

- Annual leave as per the company policy.

- Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.