About the Company
We are a well-established mobile app agency headquartered in Munich, Germany, with over a decade of experience delivering high-quality, native mobile applications. Founded in 2009, our Munich office has been the cornerstone of our engineering excellence and innovation. Our solutions span industries including HealthTech, IoT, Smart Mobility, and Retail.
As part of our continued global expansion, we established a regional office in Cairo, Egypt in 2022, enabling us to build a broader, multinational presence and strengthen our operations across the MENA region. While our roots and core expertise remain distinctly German, our growing international footprint reflects our commitment to serving clients with both global standards and local insight.
About the Role
We are seeking a seasoned Engineering People Lead to lead and empower our growing technology team. This is a senior leadership role focused on cultivating a high-performing, engaged, and resilient technical workforce. Rather than overseeing technical delivery, the emphasis is on strategic team development, talent growth, and fostering a collaborative culture between technical and product functions. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical literacy, proven experience in people leadership, and a passion for building scalable, sustainable teams that deliver outstanding digital solutions.
Mission Statement
Empowering the tech team to thrive in a supportive, well-structured, and motivating environment.
Key Responsibilities
People Leadership & Development
- Serve as the disciplinary supervisor for Developers.
- Own employee development, career path planning, and individual training strategies (Implementation may be delegated).
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to support individual growth.
- Lead quarterly feedback sessions to track progress and engagement.
- Collect 360° feedback regularly from Tech Leads / Peers (hard skills) and Product Owners (soft skills)
- Ensure accurate and complete time tracking across the team.
- Leads salary negotiations.
- Support onboarding of new developers to ensure smooth integration.
- Drive motivation, resolve conflicts, and foster team cohesion.
Technical Enablement
- No specific platform or project knowledge required, but strong general technical understanding.
- Understand the needs of developers to foster a supportive environment.
- Collaborate with Tech Leads to align development and training goals.
- Ensure the organization is technically equipped to meet long-term market and project demands (skills mix, seniority, training).
Candidate Profile
- Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
- Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, especially with Product Owners, while maintaining independence from the product organization.
- Proven experience as a disciplinary supervisor for technical team.
- Strong track record in team development, mentoring, and skill-building within technical environments.
- Capable of leading performance feedback, career planning, and conflict resolution.
- Comfortable working across multicultural environments.
- Ideally experienced with both European and MENA work cultures.
- Willing and able to be physically present on-site in Cairo/Munich for major feedback sessions and key team meetings.
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