Head of Engineering - Commerce Finance Tech (all genders)

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Hamburg, DEU
Hybrid
Expert/Leader
Retail • Software
The Role
Leads the Commerce Finance Technology engineering unit, overseeing two technical teams and strategic initiatives. Responsibilities include architectural decision-making, scalable software and data platform development, ERP integration, regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, hiring, coaching, and team leadership. The role reports to VP-level leadership, challenges business requirements, and ensures reliable, high-performing products through data-driven and agile engineering practices.
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Company Description

ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.

Job Description

We are currently looking for a skilled & passionate Head of Engineering (all genders)  to lead our Commerce Finance Tech Circle Cluster at ABOUT YOU!

Our ABOUT YOU Commerce Finance Tech Circle Cluster is responsible for connecting to the ABOUT YOU Commerce ERP solution to ensure the regulatory compliance of our commerce business. Furthermore, the team is responsible for building our Data Platform used by other stakeholders and the team itself, such as for running financial data pipelines.

  • Oversee and enable the key strategic initiatives across our system landscape in close collaboration with the application teams

  • Build performant & high scalable technical solutions in close cooperation with our core teams

  • Draft architectural decisions and ensure reliable and state-of-the-art products

  • Build and manage high-performing engineering teams within the Finance Tech Unit which includes hiring, coaching and mentoring

  • Managing a Unit of 2 tech teams and collaborating closely with different business stakeholders 

  • Reporting directly to our VP level and preparing MD decisions

  • Challenge business requirements to ensure a good balance between technical complexity while maintaining business value

  • Provide leadership to the engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

  • Lots of space for your own ideas and creations, flat hierarchies and very short decision-making process

Qualifications

  • Experienced in accompanying the development of high-scalable software products in an agile environment

  • Having a deep understanding of Software Architecture and Infrastructure setups in common cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud)

  • Designing scalable systems and data modeling 

  • Deep understanding of business and tech processes

  • Comfortable working with senior stakeholders (Directors, VPs or C-Suite), both technical and non-technical

  • Having an analytical, data-driven, and efficiency-focused approach

  • Working hands-on with high attention to details and having a get-things-done mentality

  • Very good written and spoken English skills

  • hustler mentality

  • good communication skills (especially in English)

 

Nice to have

  • Experience with one or several of the following tools/languages: Python, Google Big Query, AWS, MySQL, PHP

Additional Information

Your perks at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

Simply apply online via our career page - we will get back to you as soon as possible!

A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.

Your perks at a glance: Visit our benefits page.

Simply apply online via our career page - we will get back to you as soon as possible!

A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.

Skills Required

  • Experience accompanying the development of highly scalable software products in an agile environment
  • Deep understanding of software architecture and infrastructure setups in common cloud providers such as AWS and Google Cloud
  • Experience designing scalable systems and data models
  • Deep understanding of business and technology processes
  • Ability to work comfortably with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders, including Directors, VPs, and C-suite executives
  • Analytical, data-driven, and efficiency-focused approach
  • Hands-on work style with strong attention to detail and a get-things-done mentality
  • Very good written and spoken English skills
  • Good communication skills, especially in English
  • Experience with Python, Google BigQuery, AWS, MySQL, or PHP
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The Company
HQ: Hamburg
196 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

SCAYLE enables brands and retailers to realize their D2C ambition. Easy. Fast. And limitless. With headless commerce technology, international operations, and data-driven marketing. Our commerce engine is proven by the success of ABOUT YOU and allows brands to scale infinitely – empowering them to become market leaders in their industry.

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