Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- IT, Software, DevOps
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Merzig
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you lead the development team both technically and disciplinarily, develop software solutions using Symfony and Shopware 6, and build international teams while ensuring architecture and quality.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Technical and disciplinary leadership of the development team.
- Further development, coaching, and expansion of the team.
- Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and communication structures.
- Promotion of an independent and quality-oriented way of working.
- Responsibility for planning, prioritization, and management of development activities.
- Resource, capacity, and budget planning.
- Budget responsibility for the development area.
- Alignment of requirements and roadmaps with business units and management.
- Management of external service providers and development partners.
- Responsibility for architecture, quality, and further development of the software landscape.
- Further development of internal applications based on Symfony and Shopware 6.
- Ensuring stable, scalable, and secure system and integration architectures.
- Assessment of technical requirements, risks, and architecture decisions.
- Professional sparring partner for developers, Head of IT, and specialist departments.
- Support in complex technical decisions.
- Translation of technical requirements into sustainable technical solutions.
- Participation in architecture reviews and technical concepts.
- Optimization of development, testing, deployment, and release processes.
- Introduction and further development of quality standards, code reviews, and documentation.
- Development and maintenance of technical documentation.
- Establishment of standards for code reviews, testing, error analysis, and quality assurance.
- Ensuring transparency, planning, and knowledge management.
- Establishment, management, and further development of international development resources, particularly in countries such as Vietnam.
- Assessment of suitable models for international collaboration, such as offshore, nearshore, or external development structures.
- Selection, integration, and management of external or international development partners.
- Development of onboarding, documentation, and review processes for international development resources.
- Ensuring that international teams can work productively without compromising quality, security, or data protection.
- Communication and management in German and English.
- Responsibility for secure development and testing environments.
- Implementation of data protection-compliant development processes and authorization concepts.
- Ensuring data protection, information security, and controlled data access.
- Close collaboration with e-commerce, purchasing, logistics, marketing, and other departments.
- Understanding of the requirements of an international e-commerce retailer with high system and process dependency.
- Identification of automation and digitalization potentials.
- Alignment of technical decisions with business value, scalability, and corporate objectives.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Solid knowledge of PHP and Symfony.
- Very good understanding of modern software architectures, data models, interfaces, APIs, web technologies, and databases.
- Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Monitoring, Logging, and technical quality assurance.
- Knowledge in the area of technical data protection measures, data masking, pseudonymization, anonymization, or synthetic test data is desirable.
- Very good knowledge of German and English.
- Clear leadership strength with assertive, appreciative, and solution-oriented communication.
- High degree of autonomy and entrepreneurial thinking.
- Strong ability to prioritize in a dynamic e-commerce environment.
- Technical judgment and the ability to pragmatically assess complex issues.
- Ability to present technical topics in an understandable manner for management and specialist departments.
- Structured, analytical, and quality-conscious work approach.
- Decisiveness and sense of responsibility.
- Strong understanding of team building, employee development, and sustainable organizational development.
- Ability to effectively lead, develop, and decisively manage teams remotely.
- Intercultural communication skills and confidence in collaborating with international teams.
- Awareness of data protection, information security, and responsible handling of corporate and customer data.
- Hands-on mentality without the claim to develop operationally oneself permanently.
Experience
- Several years of experience in software development, ideally in an e-commerce environment.
- Several years of experience leading development teams, ideally with disciplinary responsibility.
- Experience in a role as Head of Development, Engineering Manager, Team Lead Development, Lead Developer with leadership responsibility, or a comparable position.
- Experience in leading distributed or remote teams.
- Experience with Shopware 6 or comparable e-commerce platforms.
- Experience with development, testing, release, and deployment processes.
- Experience in prioritizing, managing, and implementing technical projects.
- Experience with budget planning, resource management, or vendor management is desirable.
- Experience with international, distributed, or external development teams is desirable.
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What we offer
- At DEUBA, you can expect a dynamic and international environment where you can truly make a difference.
- We offer you a responsible leadership position with direct influence on the technological future of an internationally successful e-commerce company.
- Responsibility for the build, leadership, and further development of a modern development team, including international development structures.
- High flexibility through predominantly remote work with few scheduled in-person meetings per year.
- Active participation in shaping architecture, technologies, processes, and strategic IT decisions.
- Exciting technical challenges related to Symfony, Shopware 6, system integrations, and scalable e-commerce platforms.
- Close collaboration with the Head of IT, management, and specialist departments to implement innovative solutions with measurable business impact.
- Budget responsibility as well as influence on technological investments and the future system landscape.
- A dynamic, growth-oriented environment with short decision-making processes and a high implementation speed.
- Plenty of room for initiative, personal development, and the implementation of your own ideas.
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Deuba Gmbh & Co. Kg
With more than 4,500 high-quality articles at fair prices, DEUBA GmbH & Co. KG offers its customers a comprehensive range of products. The company from Merzig in the Saarland relies on both its own products and exclusive, high-quality articles from partner companies.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Trade
Head of Development
- Location
- Merzig
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
