Engineering Lead

JOB PURPOSE

We're seeking a collaborative leader in technology to guide our engineering team in delivering exceptional digital solutions. We need someone who brings deep technical expertise and a passion for mentoring and innovation. If you're ready to shape the future of our digital offerings and celebrate successes together, we're eager to have you on board.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and manage the engineering team, setting technical direction and strategy for project development.
• Oversee both front-end and back-end development, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with clients and other departments to define project requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Mentor senior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and deployment processes.
• Be actively involved in coding and technical problem-solving, contributing directly to project development.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Experience: Proven track record of building and delivering software projects/products from start to finish, including planning, development, testing, and deployment.

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in both back-end (BE) and front-end (FE) development, with a focus on JavaScript (JS) and TypeScript (TS).
• Capability to oversee full-stack projects, ensuring they meet both technical and business objectives, and to contribute hands-on when necessary.
• Familiarity with modern development practices, tools, and methodologies.

Leadership & Managerial Skills:

• Excellent project management skills, fostering a collaborative environment among team leads.

• Outstanding communication abilities to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.

• Ability to inspire, mentor, and grow the team's capabilities while also contributing directly to project work.

• Professional working proficiency in English.

WE OFFER

• Hybrid working: you have the choice to work from our office or remotely.

• Monthly public transportation card as part of our ongoing effort to protect the environment.

• Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform and access to private health insurance.

• Health and wellness benefits through a Sportmaster card with which you may do sports activities each day in different locations.

• Profit-sharing bonuses at the end of each year along with a referral bonus upon each successful hire.

• Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4pm on a Friday (more details about the office life can be found here);

• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.

• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!

• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.

• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.