Bigblue - Head of Engineering
Requirements
• Have led a growing team of engineers through several evolutions of process and organization, with a strong bias for action. • Demonstrated technical depth and experience in full-stack, distributed systems. Enough to dive deep with an engineer, ask the risk questions, and build a precise understanding of Bigblue's stack. • Track record of outstanding people management, ability to influence and engage direct, indirect reports, and peers. • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills and an ability to interface with executive-level management, board of directors, and staff. Professional English, conversational French. • €110 - €150 a year • 1. Informational call (Google Meet) • 2. Cultural fit in-person meet-up • 4. Onsite interviews (in our Paris offices, half-day).
Responsibilities
• Directly manage engineers, set up a team management structure, and enable teams to be successful. • Contribute to growing Bigblue's strong Product Engineering culture. Lead by example by being a proficient, relevant and creative product contributor. • Own the engineering-wide responsibility for day-to-day execution against priorities while keeping Bigblue's engineering standards extremely high. • Spearhead extremely high software standards by leading by example and doing code reviews to raise the bar continuously. • Partner with the co-CEO and the Product team to drive process changes across teams, which ensure our Engineering processes are efficient, collaborative, and foster ownership. • Partner with Mathias and staff/senior engineers to perform architecture and engineering plan reviews. • Drive the engineering roadmap to maintain an excellent, AI-enabled developer experience by continuously investing in tooling and removing bottlenecks. • Source, screen, interview, and hire talented Engineering Managers and Engineers. • Cultivate a happy, motivated, and energized team. Grow and manage high and low performers into impactful contributors.
Benefits
• 💼 High impact role: Be at the center of our growth journey and help shape the team that will power Bigblue’s future. • 💙 Founders-led company with an innovative, caring culture. • 🚀 Fast-growing scale-up: Join a well-funded, early-stage company where your work will have immediate and visible results. • 🌍 International environment: Work across Paris, Madrid, London, and our European warehouse network. • 🏢 Brand-new offices in the heart of Paris’ 9th arrondissement (biggest tech hub). • 🍱 10€ meal voucher per worked day (55% paid by Bigblue) + unlimited free snacks at the office. • 🧘♀️ ClassPass membership for fitness & wellness. • 🖥️ MacBook or any setup you need — your choice of equipment to do your best work. • 🩺 100% health insurance coverage with Benefiz. • Regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, origin, disability, age… At Bigblue, we create equal opportunities for all and make our culture as inclusive as possible. Because we believe that challenging assumptions and embracing diversity in experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. • Because what we value first and foremost are curiosity and growth-driven minds. So, regardless of who you are and how many “boxes” you tick on the job description, if you have the energy and passion to help shape Bigblue’s entrepreneurial adventure, APPLY. • We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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