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VP of Engineering in Madrid

Geoblink

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Job Description

About Geoblink

Geoblink is a fast-growing startup that has already raised close to $8 million in investment from leading venture capital firms and was named by Bloomberg as one of the 50 most promising startups in the world! Our goal is to revolutionize how businesses in the Retail ecosystem drive their strategy utilizing Location Intelligence. We leverage GIS technologies, Big Data and advanced analytics to create a beautiful map-based user interface that not only provides lots of awesome statistics but, also a great experience for our users.

About our Tech

Our systems are built using an SOA approach that allows us to deploy multiple times on a given day. We ❤️ monitoring, pull requests, iterative approaches, continuous integration, and automated testing. We move fast but put a lot of thought into the design of our architecture and data processes so that they are simple and scalable. We write clean, and modular code to produce great software and accurate insights that solve the needs of our clients.

Our Stack

We have high standards not just for the things we build, but also for our culture and the development of the people in our team. We foster an inclusive atmosphere of humbleness and respect, where ideas are shared and feedback is used to promote quality and innovation. Some initiatives we have in place are Hackathons twice a year, bi-weekly tech talks, personal development budget for books, training, conferences and time for side projects every other Friday.

You can visit our Tech blog to learn more about projects and technologies at Geoblink.

Core Responsibilities

As Geoblink’s VP of Engineering, you will be reporting to the CEO and you will be responsible for managing and scaling a team of 20-30 Engineers, Data Analysts, and Scientists. If you are the type of person who is comfortable coding but is also an expert in Excel and a stickler for managing unit tests, system tests and regression tests then we are looking for you!

As our VP of Engineering, you will need to be a natural people manager who can easily earn respect and motivate the team. You will need to be the type of person who understands the different character types we have, and which prefer the carrot vs. the stick approach. You will need to be an expert on getting people to meet deadlines while managing other business stakeholders. Here are some other responsibilities you will have:

  • Supervising our architecture to ensure efficiency, high performance, excellent quality, availability, scalability, and security
  • Leading and coordinating Engineering and Data areas at Geoblink, establishing the correct best practices as a foundation for the team to achieve its goals
  • Finding creative, feasible and on-budget solutions to the complex technical challenges that Geoblink faces in the implementation of some of our product requirements
  • Working side by side with Product, Marketing and Business teams to align on company initiatives and understand how technology can provide the right solutions
  • Implementing a strategy to attract and retain top technical and diverse talent, and work alongside our People Operations team to execute it
  • Coaching and mentoring technical leads, senior engineers and data analysts to establish a culture that fosters personal growth
  • Devising and implementing the best team structure with the correct roles and skills to achieve efficiency in the deliveries
  • Monitoring KPIs and OKRs in the team to deliver the best performance, growth and customer experience
  • Establishing and managing development processes for continuous delivery
  • Setting the technical strategy of Geoblink by defining goals and roadmaps
  • Ensuring transparent and open communication across the company
  • Managing engineering and operational budgets and forecasts

Requirements

  • Previous experience as a VP of Engineering or a similar leadership role within a high-growth startup or high tech company
  • A master when it comes to the implementation of evaluation criteria and career planning for the team that addresses a healthy mix of technical & leadership skills
  • Excel at ensuring the correct software development process is in place and followed according to industry best practice and the needs of our organization
  • Use a data-driven approach to decision making and a strong business understanding of how tech companies work, ideally SaaS
  • Proven ability to balance bottom-up contributions to architectural improvement with the practical needs of a rapidly scaling business
  • Ability to build a justifiable resourcing plan based on product and architecture roadmaps
  • Possess practical experience and tools to drive accountability and predictability for the business in roadmaps
  • Experience partnering with Product to break down large, complex projects into multiple teams with rapid iterative milestones and clear outcomes, to produce a predictable product and engineering roadmaps
  • Experience driving design and implementation of systems that communicate with third parties
  • Experience in the management of large cross-functional teams, and managing budgets and business-planning
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, especially when communicating complex data-driven topics

Benefits

Why work for Geoblink

Everyone at Geoblink is passionate about their job, whether it be growing business ROI or building complex data systems. People join us not just for the flexibility that we offer but because we have worked hard to foster a collaborative environment filled with plenty of opportunities to have a real impact in the business and collaborate with smart peers. We also offer the following:

  • Company shares and a competitive and fair salary based on your experience
  • Plenty of training initiatives to help your career progression
  • Annual personal budget for you to spend on developing yourself (online courses, conferences, training, etc)
  • Flexible remuneration: subsidized restaurant tickets, transport tickets, private healthcare and childcare
  • No restrictions on vacation days, office hours, working from home days, etc. You manage your own work schedule responsibly
  • Chill-out space with the typical start-up ping-pong table and the occasional office yoga session
  • Start-up culture with fun initiatives and company events for all to enjoy
  • Unlimited coffee, tea, soft drinks, fruit, etc

Diversity Statement

Geoblink is passionate about creating an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.

Everyone is welcome and, we don’t discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic including race, religion or beliefs, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

We want to facilitate everyone in bringing their best to our interviews, so if there are any adjustments we can make for our process to be more inclusive, please let our team know.


 

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