About the company
At Rocket, we believe that a single, well executed idea can change
the world. That’s why we build great companies and invest in promising
startups. We then use our expertise to scale these businesses into
leading positions. Our network of companies is active around the globe
with more than 36,000 people - and all these activities offer unique
opportunities for you.
Your team & role
At Rocket, no two days are the same. As Director Software Engineering
at Rocket Internet, you will guide technical teams building systems and
products that may be used by tens of millions of people around the
world every day from our headquarters in Berlin.
You will manage one or more cross-functional teams, taking them from
concept to production, while remaining involved from a daily hands-on
technical standpoint.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Growth; ensuring every hire is better than the last by remaining an active partner in the hiring and interview processes.
- Team management; ensuring your team are happy and productive, while empowering their careers at Rocket.
- Speed; implementing and improving the agile processes that enable our teams to deliver high quality products on time.
- Communication; managing expectations with business and product owners.
- Designing systems and organizations that are scalable and maintainable.
Your experience & skills
As a Director, you will report directly to our CTO while owning and
being held accountable for all things engineering for your respective
project(s). Rocket projects move at a tremendous rate and this position
is crucial to our organization.
Technologies we use include:
- PHP Frameworks: Zend, Yii, Phalcon, Symfony
- Tools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence
- AWS
- Solr, ElasticSearch, Memcached, Redis, MySQL, Postgres
- Bootstrap, jQuery, Less, Sass, Compass, AngularJS, React
Please note: Experience with these technologies is a plus but certainly not required
What we offer you
Rocket powers a global network of companies with unique reach,
extensive resources and exceptional people. You’ll be based in Berlin,
one of the world’s most exciting and dynamic cities. The Rocket Tower
offers you high-end offices, a roof terrace, a free gym as well as free
fruits, cereals and drinks. You’ll get access to our exclusive events
(Rocket University, Hackathons, Parties...) and unique career
opportunities across our network.
In addition to the German health insurance and pension plan, we offer a full relocation package and flexible working hours.
Interested?
We at Rocket’s Recruitment Team would be happy to receive your application in English.