Head of Developer Experience, DeepL

• Significant experience in leading Developer Experience roles, focusing on improving DORA metrics
• Strong engineering background, bonus points if parts of our stack are included:
• C#/.NET with ASP.NET, C++, Typescript, Python or Go
• Machine learning
• Open source platforms based around Kubernetes
• Observability based on open source Grafana stack or comparable
• Data Science tooling (e.g. batch workload systems, streaming analytics systems etc.)
• Experience of initiating and driving large technical projects involving collaboration with multiple teams across an organisation
• 10+ years of hands-on technical experience as an engineer, including experience in large-scale organisations
• Demonstrated ability to influence and mentor teams and individuals across multiple departments or larger organisational structures
• Proactive and proficient in communicating with stakeholders in English, ensuring clear and effective interactions
• Experience with a wide range of observability practices (SLOs, Dashboards, Alerts,..) for business-critical systems

• We are looking for a technical lead for our DevEx function
• Working with a team of around 20 people, you will be responsible for building a strong Developer Experience function within the company
• The teams are the amalgamation of the former core DevEx team, the Web Platform team and the Backend Tooling team, which were recently merged to focus on the overall mission of delivering a world-class developer experience
• You will be working as part of the Olympus Unit which provides production and platform engineering services to the whole engineering organisation
• It all starts with our vision of a strong Developer Experience and enabling teams to work at their best
• You collaborate with the engineering teams across the organisation to understand their needs and come to data-driven decisions on how to improve our engineering department
• We want to allow every engineer to perform to the best of their ability
• Giving them the right tools and spreading knowledge internally is your mission
• People Leadership: To lead the DevEx organisation, you’re directly responsible for a small number of Engineering Managers and their teams, guiding the EMs in their growth and providing strategic direction
• Managing Growth: Within the overall operations department, we aim to scale better than the overall growth of the business
• You will contribute to this goal by enabling our engineers to deliver more
• With our constantly evolving product landscape, you'll never run out of challenges!
• Strategic Leadership: Responsibilities include leading the strategic direction of the team's engagements and collaborating with stakeholders
• While not directly involved in software delivery, the role necessitates a profound understanding of technical architecture, potential challenges, and aligning the team's work with broader organisational goals
• Leading leaders: The team currently has two engineering managers who will report to you

Total funding: $417.3m

DeepL is a deep tech company developing neural networks that help people work with languages. Committed to advancing precision and idiomatic comprehension in business translation.