Overview
Head of Engineering to join a TOP company in Barcelona
Responsibilities
* Define technical vision and strategy for scalable backend systems architecture
* Lead microservices design handling millions of daily requests
* Oversee REST API development using Kotlin/Java and Spring framework
* Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability
* Champion engineering best practices and automated testing
* Build and lead a high-performing backend engineering team
* Recruit top-tier engineering talent and establish hiring practices
* Provide mentorship and career development guidance
* Foster innovation culture and cross-team collaboration
* Collaborate with product and data teams on technical solutions
* Drive engineering roadmap planning and resource allocation
* Establish engineering KPIs and service level objectives
* Lead incident response and champion DevOps practices
Experience & requirements
* 8+ years of backend development with system architecture expertise
* 3+ years of engineering management leading backend teams
* Expert-level Kotlin/Java proficiency with deep JVM ecosystem knowledge
* Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and distributed systems
* Advanced microservices knowledge and distributed systems experience
* Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS) and event-driven architectures
* System design for high-throughput, low-latency applications
* Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
* AWS services (S3, SQS, Lambda, ApiGateway, ECS, EKS)
* CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
* Monitoring, logging, and observability practices
We offer
* Performance bonus
Área: Software Development
Tipo de contrato: Perm
Especialización: IT & Telecomunicaciones
Área: Software Development
Sector: Tecnología de la información
Banda salarial: Negotiable
Tipo de trabajo: Híbrido
Nivel de experiencia: Manager Senior
Ubicación: Barcelona
Referencia: 14A83L-C52B2BFA
Fecha de publicación: 30 de septiembre de 2025
Consultor/a: Sergi Zarauza
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