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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