Director of Platform Engineering

vor 5 Monaten

Berlin, Deutschland Taxfix Vollzeit

**About Us**:
Every year millions of people are either filing their taxes in fear or giving up on their tax refund altogether. We're working on fixing that. Our intuitive app enables anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.

Spread across Berlin and Madrid, Team Taxfix is a compassionate group of solution-finders. We speak our minds openly, and with 500+ professionals from 45+ different nationalities, we're rich in ideas and voices. In four years, we've raised over 300 million euros in funding and helped people reclaim more than one billion euros.

**Role Overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- ** Technical Leadership & Strategy**: Lead the technical direction and strategy for the development and evolution of our engineering platform. Provide technical leadership, drawing on practical experience with CI/CD, Testing environments and methodologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Configuration as Code (CaC). Drive innovation and ensure the adoption of quality best practices and cutting-edge technologies, services and tools
- ** Team Management & Development**: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of cloud infra, SREs, quality, Developer Experience and security engineers. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. Ensure team alignment with the company's goals and objectives. Oversee the professional development and growth of the engineering team, identifying training needs and opportunities for advancement
- ** Architecture & Design**: Oversee the architecture and design of the platform, ensuring velocity, reliability, scalability security and cost efficiency. Work closely with product engineering to to find and implement opportunities for automation and align technical solutions with their needs.
- ** Quality & Performance**: Establish and enforce quality standards and best practices for software development (Mobile App and web). Ensure the platform meets performance benchmarks and provides a seamless experience for all engineers across the function. Define and track Key Performance Indicators to drive continuous improvement
- ** Collaboration & Communication**: Partner cross-functionally with architecture, product engineers, Product managers, department leads and SaaS vendors, to develop a cohesive roadmap and ensure smooth operation. Communicate technical strategies, insights and outcomes to stakeholders at all levels, including non-technical audiences

**Qualifications**:

- Proven track record in building scalable, high-performance Engineering platforms, with at least 5 years in leadership roles
- Extensive software engineering development and design experience with complex and highly scalable products using multiple mobile and web technologies, platforms, and languages
- Strong background in infrastructure and public cloud, ideally GCP
- In-depth knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and practices
- Excellent project management and organizational skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience in fintech or related industries is a plus

**Why Taxfix?**:

- A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals.
- Holistic wellbeing with free mental health coaching sessions and yoga.
- A monthly allowance to spend on an extensive range of services that you can use and rollover as flexibly as you like.
- Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create.
- Dedicated relocation and visa support for those that need it.
- 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours.
- Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip.
- Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions.
- Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office.

Excited? So are we. Learn more about Team Taxfix on our blog and get a glimpse of our culture below:

- At Taxfix, we believe that incredible things happen when you have a wealth of perspectives and experiences. We're proudly committed to equal employment and development opportunities no matter your gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, colour, disability, or place of origin. To help mitigate any potential unconscious biases, we ask that you refrain from including your picture, age, or marital status on your CV. Let your experiences speak for themselves._

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