Head of Software Engineering, Operations (m/w/d)

Tech Team at zolar ensures that we create a customer-centric environment and a positive contribution to the climate. Our focus is to develop software that provides and enhances new and, in some cases, previously untapped opportunities for climate action, and generates business value. Each of our development teams takes full responsibility for a specific product, independently ensuring that the software is delivered quickly as well as functionally and completely. 

Our core tech stack at zolar includes TypeScript, React, React Native, Next.js, PHP, Symfony, Kafka, Docker and AWS. 
 
Get to know our team's tech stack choices better by having a look at our Zolar Tech Radar that lists our approach to languages and frameworks, platforms, processes and development tools we use, trial or are looking to adopt in future. 

Joining zolar as the Head of Engineering, Operations, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping the business and the technology team get to the next level, ultimately contributing to climate change reduction through making it convenient for our customers to purchase, design and install solar energy systems. 

You’ll be leading a team of 20+ engineers split across Operations, Integrations and Partner Experience subteams. These teams focus on providing tools and automations to our internal customers (Operations, Sales, Customer Support, Solar Engineering) and external customers (Installation Partners). You’ll be a champion of best practices; proactive leader who can help our Engineers do their best work; define, contribute and implement the tech strategy and shape the growth of our Engineering organisation. 

What you’ll do:  

• Be a technical and people leader, growing individuals and teams. 

• Ensure your teams deliver reliable, well-tested and scalable code. 

• Engage with key stakeholders to guide your teams to providing the right solutions, together with your product counterpart. 

• Initiate and contribute to software engineering practices across the company

• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems in the renewable energy space.  

• Support your colleagues to learn and grow by sharing your knowledge and insights openly and humbly.   

Who you are: 

• You have substantial, hands-on experience in software development in a team and a good understanding of the software product development life cycle.  

• Have a track record of leading successful software engineering teams, either as a tech/team lead or in a head-of position. 

• You have experience in writing code in PHP, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML or other web-application focused language (to understand – you likely won’t be coding yourself) 

• You have a deep understanding of system design and data structures. 

• You have experience working with Agile development practices in modern technology environments (AWS, CI/CD, automation). 

• You have appreciation for championing quality (TDD, testing). 

• You have experience defining requirements and acceptance criteria at a detailed level. 

• You have strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues. 

What zolar can offer you:

• 100% remote working possible // Stay flexible 
  Whether you want to save yourself the commute to work or want to see your colleagues in person – you are free to choose how many days you work remotely or in the office. 
  
  
  

• Workation // Stay curious 
  As a digital company, we believe you can do your work just as well from the beach house in Portugal or the winter cabin in Sweden. That's why you can work up to 4 weeks per quarter from anywhere within the EU. 
  
  
  

• Mental & physical health // Stay healthy 
  Your mental and physical health is close to our hearts. You can expect 30 days of annual leave in addition to a mental health program in cooperation with Mindsurance and a discounted membership in Urban Sports Club.
  
  
  

• Company pension plan // Live well tomorrow 
  A world worth living in is a matter close to our hearts, which is why we offer our employees support in their private retirement planning with the help of sustainable providers and an employer contribution of 20%. 
  
  
  

• Benefitsy // You have the choice 
  You get a monthly voucher budget of fifty Euros in the Benefitsy portal at your free disposal (e.g. Spotify, REWE, Sixt, IKEA and many more). 
  
  
  

• Dog policy // Bring your own dog 
  A variety of four-legged feel-good managers provide natural entertainment in the office and enjoy the attention of their two-legged colleagues. 
  
  
  

• Buddy programme & (team) events // Involved instead of just employed 
  Get off to a great start – with a buddy by your side and regular team- & company events. 
  
  
  

• Tomorrow Bank // Sustainable Banking 
  Thanks to our cooperation with Tomorrow Bank, you receive the Change-model free of charge for 6 months and also support climate protection in banking. Instead of investing in coal power or weapons, Tomorrow invests the money into the future. 
  
  
  

• Remote work equipment // Ready for work 
  We want you to be able to work as well at home as you can in the office, so we provide you with a one-off budget to purchase a desk, chair or other things you might need for your remote work. You also have the choice between a Lenovo ThinkPad or Apple Macbook. 

Clean energy for everyone.

Out of love for our planet, we want to create a livable future for all people with clean energy. Our mission is to put a solar system onto every roof in the world. We enable homeowners to produce their own green electricity and at the same time actively contribute to climate protection.

Let's help shape the energy transition together - become part of our team!

Our values:

• Climate activists - We actively work on climate protection. As a team. Every day.

• Growth Mindset - We years for growth.

• Strong together - Together we are working towards the same goal. Differences make us stronger.

• Information matters - We respect each other in discussion. The strongest argument wins.

• New paths - By offering a digital solution to climate protection, we are part of the renewable energy revolution.

• Now more than ever - Instead of giving up, we go the extra mile.

At zolar, we strive to provide a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for every person who works here or with us, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, size, socio-economic status, origin, age, culture, faith or religion (or lack thereof).