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 expertise3+ years of engineering management leading backend teamsExpert-level Kotlin / Java proficiency with deep JVM ecosystem knowledgeStrong database expertise with PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and distributed systemsAdvanced microservices knowledge and distributed systems experienceExperience with message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS) and event-driven architecturesSystem design for high-throughput, low-latency applicationsContainerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)AWS services (S3, SQS, Lambda, ApiGateway, ECS, EKS)CI / CD pipelines and infrastructure as codeMonitoring, logging, and observability practicesWe offer
Performance bonusÁrea : 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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