Engineering Lead

About Crealytics

We enable leading international e-commerce companies to drive performance in product advertising and paid search globally in more than 20 languages. Our semantic technology automatically creates and optimises millions of tailor-made ads, helping our partners make advertising more profitable. Our tools brought in over 3 billion euro in revenue for our clients in 2015.

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Position

• You will lead our team of engineers who are responsible for building cutting-edge technology for Sponsored Products Ads
• You will provide technical leadership to architect our large-scale, high-performance platform that requires real-time constraints and complex, yet powerful software solutions
• You will work closely with other engineering teams and our product team, to not only make our systems perform faster and support data at scale, but also to build revolutionary new features for our products
• You will foster an agile and lean work environment by supporting incremental value delivery and high quality standards
• You will not only lead, but also train, motivate, and mentor your team while ensuring a great atmosphere
• You will provide feedback, as well as regular appraisals to your team
• You will coordinate with our external engineers to develop a world class product

Your qualification

• You have gained leadership experience either through projects or managing teams
• You have worked with self-organizing teams and have a deep understanding of agile working methodologies
• You are used to making architectural decisions and at the same time strong in motivating your team members through a hands-on mentality
• You have previous coding experience in either Java or Scala
• You have practical experience in Docker or Kubernetes and ideally Google Cloud
• You enjoy writing clean and testable code as well as conducting code reviews
• You have the ability to quickly understand business needs and transform them into technical and data requirements
• Previous experience in data engineering is a strong plus
• You have excellent English skills in both verbal and written form

What we offer

• Appraisal Interviews - In your regular appraisal interviews you’ll learn more about your strengths, explore areas of growth, and discuss your career development
• Be up to date - Discover the latest trends by attending one of our meet-ups with industry experts from other leading market players or learn from our shared conference experiences
• Company Socials - We’re all about combining work and fun. Every year we get the whole company together for a company festival to discuss strategy over barbecue and beer
• Development plan - At Crealytics you’ll never stop learning, which is why we offer an elaborate professional development plan. Follow our set career programs or adapt them to your individual career goals
• Dogs allowed - Don’t leave poor Fido at home! Our office is dog-friendly
• Feedback culture - You have an idea for how we can improve? Share it in our annual employee surveys or in your end-of-year one-on-ones
• Fitness - A healthy mind starts with a healthy body. We offer our employees a selection of partnerships with fitness studios and sports memberships
• Flexible working hours - Not a morning person? Want to be home when your kids get off school? We understand! Flexible working hours allow you to pursue a work-life balance that suits your needs
• Food and drinks - Craving vitamins or caffeine? Just stop by our kitchen and grab some fresh fruit, a nice cup of cappuccino, or enjoy a relaxing beer after work
• Game rooms - Need a quick break? Head over to the game room and challenge one of your fellow Crealytees to a set of table tennis, a game of foosball, or try your luck on our video game console
• Headhunting bonus - Inspire your friends, family, neighbors, or the people you meet in a park and get up to 3000 € if we hire a new Crealytee referred by you 
• International environment - Not from around here? Neither are most of us! We’ve got employees from over 40 countries helping us run international campaigns all over the world
• International opportunities - Internationalize your career. If you find a Crealytics job in another country, we’ll help you move there 
• Language courses - Want to brush up on your language skills? Give one of our free language classes a try 
• Lunch roulette - This is a fantastic opportunity to get in touch with all your colleagues. Everyone interested will be randomly sorted into small groups to go out for lunch together
• Onboarding mentorship - From day one you’ll be assigned your very own mentor. They will act as your guide, answering all your questions as you settle into life at Crealytics
• Orientation week - Get off to a great start! The Crealytics orientation week is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Crealytics, explore our products, and meet the management team
• Pension scheme - In addition to the statutory pension scheme, we offer you a non-binding retirement plan for your specific situation - subsidized by Crealytics of course
• Relocation - Paid accommodation, as well as experienced ‘relocation buddies’ guide you through your visa application 
• Teambuilding - Bond with your team mates with an activity you’ll all enjoy. Each team gets a yearly incentive budget to do whatever they want
• Training - We offer more than 60 wide-ranging internal and external trainings and workshops. Improve existing skills or learn something entirely new 
• Transparency - You deserve to know how we’re doing as a company. Join our quarterly meetings and strategy sessions to find out about current business figures, product updates, and the company roadmap

Additional details

How we work:

• We trust in data — data drives our business decisions and product development roadmap.
• Our employees are our best investment — develop yourself through knowledge sharing sessions, workshops, and personalized training
• We keep innovating — stay close to users, challenge the status quo, dedicate 20% of your work time to new ideas
• We get great work done — we enjoy working face-to-face, but value results over office presence
• Our team is diverse — we unite smart and passionate people of more than 30 different nationalities
• Relocation is simplified — paid accommodation, as well as experienced “relocation buddies,” guide you through your visa application