Your tasks

• You will assume overall technical responsibility for the DKB Banking App and Web App – the central digital access point for over 5 million private customers – with a clear focus on mobile.
• You are responsible for the technical vision and target architecture for iOS, Android and Web Banking, and you make sound architectural decisions with a view to stability, performance, scalability and customer experience.
• You will be responsible for leading five cross-functional teams: four product teams for mobile and web features, and one platform team focusing on developer experience.
• You set technical guidelines for modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, testing, observability, security-by-design, and sustainable reduction of tech debt.
• You identify technical risks, critical dependencies and potential production incidents early on, ensure transparency and make sure that countermeasures are clearly prioritized.
• As part of the Product Trio with Product Lead and Business Lead, you contribute the technical perspective on an equal footing and balance risk, time-to-market and technical sustainability.
• You coach engineers and leads, provide technical sparring, and empower teams to take end-to-end responsibility for their product area – without micromanagement.

Your profile

• You have several years of experience as a Tech Lead, Engineering Manager or comparable technical manager and have already professionally led several cross-functional teams in parallel.
• You bring practical experience in mobile development – ​​iOS and/or Android – and can professionally assess mobile architectures, code structures and engineering challenges.
• You have a solid understanding of modern engineering practices and technologies, for example AWS, Java/Kotlin, Swift, CI/CD, testing, observability and security-by-design.
• You can switch between a strategic architectural perspective and a detailed understanding of technical details without falling into operational micromanagement.
• You are experienced in making an impact in larger, complex organizations, ideally in a corporation, regulated environment, FinTech or B2C digital product with a high user reach.
• You communicate risks, dependencies and uncomfortable truths early, clearly and transparently – to teams, stakeholders and management.
• You lead in a trust-based, supportive and outcome-oriented manner, creating an environment in which teams can take responsibility and deliver sustainably.
• You speak German and English fluently and are willing to work 2-3 days a week in the Berlin office.