Our partner Everstox is a venture capital-backed Munich based startup digitizing the logistics industry (a €250bn+ market in Europe). They are developing Europe’s first API-driven network of warehousing and fulfilment service partners to enable flexible and data-driven fulfilment. Their goal is to make sure that customers receive their orders the next day, with lower transport costs and emissions. As a young and driven team with a first-class entrepreneurial and tech background, their focus is on solving complex operational problems with customer-centric development in a highly dynamic environment.
Having freshly raised a Funding Round from Top Tier VC firms, Everstox is expending a team in Belgrade to help them make first-class distribution accessible for eCommerce, B2B, and Retail companies of any size.
Together with our partner we are looking for an Engineering Team Lead to join the engineering team in Belgrade. By working at a well-funded, early-stage startup with an innovative business model you will have the autonomy as well as the responsibility for making key decisions about the future of Everstox and shaping the modern logistics industry. Everstox employs over 30 engineers in total in teams located in Munich, Zagreb, Sarajevo and Belgrade. Currently Belgrade team consists of 12 engineers focused on Python Backend development and QA with a plan to grow significantly during this year on all locations.
Your responsibilities:
- Developing, testing and maintaining the backend applications of our platform as a member of a cross-functional engineering team, including hands-on work and project coordination
- People management including performance reviews, 1:1s, and talent development
- Working closely with the engineering leadership to develop processes across the engineering organization
- Ensuring a clear understanding of ownership and purpose among engineering teams and individuals
- Recruiting and onboarding new team members
- Aligning with other departments, keeping track of the budgets and making sure that teams have the right working environment
Your profile:
- 6 or more years of software engineering work experience
- Prior experience in leading a team of software engineers
- Hands-on coding experience in building microservices and data pipelines, ideally in Python
- Experience in development using cloud based infrastructure (preferably AWS)
- Ability to understand and find creative ways to meet the needs of both the business and the engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Experience with distributed teams is a plus
Our offer:
- We value work-life balance and have flexible working hours. We don't track time, we trust our people
- We offer you a chance to visit conferences and trainings, as we are dedicated to provide all our team members with the opportunity to enhance further their knowledge
- Lots of team activities and perks: "beer evenings", yearly retreats, workshops, hackathons
- Work with an international team of talented engineers
- Modern, sunny and open working place with positive and fun atmosphere
- A stimulating work experience that will allow you to grow both professionally and personally
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