Director of Engineering

As our Director of Engineering, you will lead a team of around 60 engineers organized under 4 Senior Engineering Managers, driving both technical excellence and cultural transformation. You'll be responsible for modernizing our platform and building EMSPaaS ( e-Mobility Service Provider as a Service) - empowering others to create delightful charging experiences across Europe and Japan. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of e-mobility while reigniting an engineering culture built on innovation, experimentation, and cutting-edge practices. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology and Operations Officer, you'll be a key member of the technology leadership team, balancing strategic vision with hands-on technical credibility

• Leading with Purpose: Inspire and energize engineers to tackle complex technical challenges in EMSP and FinTech, creating an environment where experimentation, hackathons, and innovation thrive
• Developing Future Leaders: Coach and grow 4 Senior Engineering Managers, helping them build high-performing teams while establishing clear career paths and development frameworks across the organization
• Driving Strategic Initiatives: Lead the modernization of our platform and architect the EMSPaaS offering, making strategic technical decisions that balance innovation with pragmatic delivery
• Building Engineering Culture: Transform the engineering organization into a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment that embraces modern practices - from AI and agentic coding to reducing operational burden and fostering a bias for action
• Attracting Top Talent: Partner with recruiting to build a talent pipeline in a competitive Berlin market, creating a compelling employer brand that excites world-class engineers
• Servant Leadership in Action: Remove blockers, empower teams to make decisions, and create psychological safety while maintaining high standards and accountability
• Bridging Technical & Business: Collaborate closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders across our European and Japanese markets to align technology strategy with business outcomes
• Championing Best Practices: Evolve our software development lifecycle, establish engineering standards, and advocate for modern development practices that increase velocity and quality
• Staying Technical: Maintain technical credibility by diving into architecture reviews, complex problem-solving, and critical technical decisions when the situation demands it

• Proven Leadership at Scale: 10+ years in software engineering with at least 5 years leading engineering managers and building organizations of 50+ engineers
• Strong background in FinTech and Cloud technologies (ideally Azure), with hands-on experience in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and modern development practices
• Builder of Cultures: Track record of transforming engineering organizations - you know how to create urgency, inspire excellence, and make engineers excited to come to work
• Strategic Thinker, Pragmatic Doer: You balance long-term vision with short-term execution, knowing when to be bold and when to be pragmatic
• Talent Magnet: Demonstrated ability to attract, hire, and retain excellent engineers even in competitive markets
• Modern Tech Mindset: Passionate about emerging technologies and practices - AI, agentic coding, platform engineering, developer experience, and continuous experimentation
• You lead by example, roll up your sleeves when needed, and genuinely care about growing people while driving results
• Cross-Cultural Agility: Experience working with international teams and stakeholders, comfortable operating in European and Asian business contexts
• Hands-On When Needed: While not writing code daily, you can dive into Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, cloud architectures, and make informed technical decisions
• Agile & Fast-Paced: Comfortable in dynamic environments, you thrive on change and bring a bias for action rather than analysis paralysis
• Communication Excellence: Ability to influence without authority, present technical strategy to executives, and rally teams around a shared vision

• A unique opportunity combining the energy of a start-up with the power of BMW, Mercedes Benz Mobility & bp
• Working on products & services with a high social impact
• An international team of talented people who love what they do and live a collaborative spirit
• An open minded culture with room for growth and the freedom to bring in own ideas
• Subsidized gym membership, subsidized office lunch benefit, a personal development budget for your professional growth, monthly mobility budget, offsite/ team events & much more
• modern, sunny offices in Berlin & Munich
• up to 2 days of home office in a week

… and of course, the classics: delicious coffee & tea, fresh fruits and an office dog friendly environment

At DCS we acknowledge the value of diversity, promote equality and challenge unfair discrimination. We strive to create an inclusive work environment, safe for anyone regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, abilities, ethnicity or race. We have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions and treat each applicant with the same respect and consideration.

Are you excited about shaping the future of e-mobility services?

Then send us your application (CV, earliest starting date, salary expectations and optional motivational statement).

Don't worry if you don't think you meet all requirements for this position. First and foremost, we value like-minded, passionate people who want to make an impact in shaping the future of e-mobility. We encourage you to apply and convince us why you would be a good fit in a cover letter.

We are looking forward to hearing from you