Head of Development

Startup House

Warszawa

Type of work

Undetermined

Experience

Senior

Employment Type

B2B

Operating mode

Remote

Startup House

Hey! This is Startup House – we specialize in developing innovations from ideation to full-scale applications, offering services that cover every aspect of the product development cycle.

Company profile

Tech stack

Cloud Solutions

nice to have

Job description

Online interview

We are all about supercharging tech-based businesses. But make no mistake – software development is just a part of what we do at Startup House. Our mission is to deliver all-around support for startups at all stages of development.

Our Management Team is expanding and looking for fresh blood – we’re currently looking for a Head of Development who will help us run the development department and build amazing products for startups.

Salary: 25 000 - 30 000 net on invoice + shares package option.

How can you grow with us?

You’re going to manage a team of talented Team Leaders in Development, in order to establish the best quality of development on the market,
As a company, we’re not only working on products for our customers, but we’re also building our own products and you can be a part of it,
You’re going to be a leader in defining the best practices, newest technologies, user-centric approach and everything that creates a great development culture.

Responsibilities

You’re going to lead the Development department at Startup House, managing a team of 3–5 Team Leaders, with 25+ developers on board, and a team doubled / tripled in size in the future,
Together with the management team, you will develop and execute a strategy for the team to meet the company’s goals and objectives, and to improve our current standards,
You will be responsible for the quality and technical approach taken by team members, ensuring it’s in line with the company strategy and lean startup methodology,
You will be responsible for analysing current technological trends and proposing directions towards which the company should go,
Culture is key, as a top manager in the Development department you will help to create and maintain a top development culture within the team,
As a technological expert you’re going to support our Sales team in discussions with key customers.

What we’re looking for

Experience:

6+ years of experience as a developer,
3+ years of experience as a development manager (preferably experience in managing other managers / team leaders),
Preferably, you were a CTO / HoD of your own startup or were a senior development manager in a Software House or Agency.

Tech skills:

Senior-level software developer with strong and successful technical lead experience,
Write well-designed, testable, efficient code,
Good understanding of design patterns,
Experience with large-scale, high traffic applications,
Experience with deploying production-ready Node applications.

Managerial skills:

You should be an experienced leader, able to motivate others, understand their needs and individualism, and be able to connect company goals with people’s aspirations,
You need to have experience of managing, directing and motivating teams to deliver projects with a dedicated scope and budget,
You need to be highly numerate and literate, with the ability to produce a top quality strategy, and have the skills to make it work,
You should be proactive and highly organized so you’re able to manage all aspects of your role,
You should be diplomatic and tactful, with a high understanding of how new ideas are introduced and implemented, and how to manage the change,
You should have experience in advising key stakeholders at senior and board level.

Soft skills:

At least C1 in English – we work internationally, so that’s a must,
Strong collaboration, communication, and organization skills – we’re a team and we want you to be a part of it!
Ability and will to share your knowledge with more junior members of the team,
Proactive attitude towards implementing changes,
Attention to detail.

Appreciated:

Passion for new technologies and startups!
Experience with Cloud solutions – GCP / AWS / Azure.

Benefits:

As a senior manager at SDH, you’re going to have an opportunity to gain a shares package, as key part of your remuneration,
Private healthcare package,
Flexible working hours and up to 5 days of remote work,
Best devices (we work on MacBooks),
Multisport card possibilities,
Fun, dynamic, start-up environment.

Write to us, call us, join us and let's make some startups grow!