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Breuninger

Multichannel fashion retailer with logistics hub

Engineering Lead - Team Content

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHamburg, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bring previous leadership experience and motivation to develop colleagues personally and technically.
  • Recognize and shape team dynamics, listen actively, resolve tensions constructively, and foster an open feedback and learning-from-errors culture.
  • Have several years of practical software engineering experience in complex systems, ideally with Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.
  • Have sound knowledge of software architecture, especially Domain-driven Design, implemented in production environments, and experience establishing technical standards and advancing architecture decisions.
  • Know cloud infrastructure (AWS), containerization (Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and modern CI/CD practices.
  • Have experience with databases such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL in production environments.
  • Be open to AI-supported engineering practices; practical experience in this area is ideal.
  • Communicate clearly, solution-orientedly, and purposefully, including on difficult topics; explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and provide transparency around business-relevant decisions.
  • Understand software engineering as teamwork, represent professional positions, and remain open and flexible to other opinions.
  • Have very good German language skills, at least at C1 level.

Responsibilities

  • Create a trusting environment that enables the team to deliver high-quality software sustainably and at a predictable pace.
  • Combine engineering with leadership responsibility, strengthen the team through collaboration, and contribute actively to development when appropriate.
  • Partner with the Product Owner to take responsibility for delivery, direction, and quality; maintain focus, reduce context switching, continuously improve processes and time-to-market, and develop technical standards and architectures sustainably.
  • Strengthen team autonomy through clear decision-making areas, foster ownership, and accelerate team decisions while ensuring alignment with other teams and business goals.
  • Support the team's interests and development, strengthen engagement, create opportunities for growth, and encourage accountability.
  • Coach engineers in their development and take responsibility for performance and hiring.
  • Work closely with Agile Coaches, Staff Engineers, and Heads of Engineering to continuously develop the engineering organization.

Desired Qualifications

  • Practical experience with Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot is ideal.
  • Practical experience with AI-supported engineering practices is ideal.

About the Company

Breuninger

Multichannel fashion retailer with logistics hub

Breuninger is a multichannel fashion retailer with 13 department stores in Germany and Luxembourg, an established online shop (breuninger.com), and Europe’s most modern fashion logistics center. It sells fashion and lifestyle products through both physical stores and online, offering a seamless omnichannel experience with fast, efficient logistics. The company differentiates itself through its strong family-owned culture, clear values (respect, trust, performance), diverse, collaborative workforce, and a startup mindset embedded in the DNA, which supports continuous innovation and customer focus. Its goal is to shape the future of retail in the DACH region by growing responsibly, expanding its omnichannel leadership, and delivering high-quality experiences and products to customers.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$3.4M
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Founded
1881

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