Job Description

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Your mission

You are part of the Product & Technology leadership team, reporting directly to the CTPO, and fully accountable for engineering execution across the organisation You own delivery predictability end-to-end, ensuring realistic commitments, high-quality outcomes, and continuous improvement You establish and continuously evolve the engineering operating system, covering planning, development, release, operations, and incident management You balance speed, stability, and technical risk, owning platform reliability, security, and architectural integrity You lead, mentor, and scale engineering leadership, enabling teams to operate with clear ownership, accountability, and autonomy You support the transition towards value stream–aligned teams and build resilient leadership structures You partner closely with Product and Data leadership to shape priorities, timelines, dependencies, and trade-offs You create transparency through meaningful signals and metrics, clearly communicating progress, risks, and constraints to leadership
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Your profile

Senior experience leading engineering organisations through growth, scale, or increased complexity, with clear ownership of delivery and operational excellence Proven ability to lead and develop engineering leaders, not just individual contributors Strong architectural judgment in evolving, production-grade web platforms, with a deep understanding of reliability, risk, and system behaviour Calm, clear, and honest leadership style, comfortable making and defending trade-offs under pressure Pragmatic technical mindset: frameworks and languages matter less than sound judgment and system thinking (Ruby on Rails and React experience is a plus) Bias towards “boring technology” while open to evaluating and driving new approaches, including AI-enabled tooling and workflows Fluent in English; German is a bonus. You live in Berlin Strong alignment with our mission and motivation to help build strong neighbourhoods across Germany
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What we offer

A meaningful role with purpose – we create a great product that delivers real value to local communities Working in a cheerful and experienced team that actively exchanges knowledge and learns from one another A high level of responsibility and ample opportunities to actively contribute and make an impact Your nebenan.de SpenditCard – you receive an additional €35 per month to spend on benefits of your choice 30 days of paid vacation per year, plus the option for workation models and a sabbatical A strengths-based development culture (we work with the Gallup StrengthsFinder) A workplace in Berlin-Kreuzberg and regular events such as Lunch Roulette, Lunch & Learn, and Yoga A hybrid working model combining office and remote work days
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About us

At Good Hood GmbH we help people to feel at home in their urban environment again. With our platform nebenan.de we enable people to connect and support each other in daily life so strangers become neighbours. We believe that by revitalising urban neighbourhoods and encouraging exchange, shared activities and mutual assistance among neighbours we can contribute to a positive change in society towards a more humane, sustainable and secure living environment that offers a higher quality of life for everyone.



Diversity means collaboration – at nebenan.de we are happy about every dimension of diversity that enriches our team. We live equal opportunities and support them.