Head of Engineering (m/f/d) - SCAYLE Agency - onsite in Hamburg

What you will do: 

• Technical Authority: Define backend architecture standards, hosting strategies, and binding technical directions across all agency projects.
• Middleware Orchestration: Oversee the design and operation of mission-critical eCom flows:
• Data & Orders: Product/stock synchronization and complex order delegation logic.
• Integrations: Connecting 3rd-party ERP, CDP, CRM, and Payment/Fraud providers.
• Logistics: Custom carrier and warehouse management system (WMS) integrations.
   
• Leadership & Hiring: Own technical recruitment and mentor Lead Developers and DevOps Engineers to elevate technical decision-making and career growth.
• Efficiency & AI: Standardize CI/CD pipelines and define workflows for AI-supported development to maximize team velocity.
• Platform Feedback: Act as the strategic link to SCAYLE CORE teams, utilizing agency insights to influence the global platform roadmap.

Who you are: 

• Expert PHP (Laravel): Deep track record in designing and building complex e-commerce middleware.
• Architectural Design: Proven ability to document and implement scalable integration patterns for enterprise systems (ERP, PIM, PSP).
• AWS & Infrastructure: Expertise in core services (EC2, ECS/EKS, SQS, Kafka) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Leadership: Experience managing and scaling senior technical teams.
• Excellent client communication

Nice to have: 

• German speaking
• Experience in Agency environment
• Expert Vue3/Nuxt knowledge

Benefits

• Gemeinsam wachsen mit einem der am schnellsten wachsenden E-Commerce-Unternehmen in Europa
• Flexible Arbeitszeiten
• 40 % Rabatt in unserem Online-Shop
• Frisches Obst und Getränke
• Sprachkurse (Deutsch & Englisch)
• Kostenlose Sportkurse & vergünstigte Mitgliedschaft im Fitnessstudio
• Bezuschusstes Ticket für den öffentlichen Nahverkehr
• Jobräder
• Freie Wahl von Hardware und Betriebssystem (Mac, Windows, Linux) - auch zur privaten Nutzung
• State-of-the-art Tech-Stack auf AWS
• Modernes Büro im Herzen von Hamburg
• Internationales Arbeitsumfeld und Englisch als Unternehmenssprache
• Agiles Arbeitsumfeld (MOVE) und cross-funktionale Teams
• Kostenfreier Zugang zu Deutschlands größter Entwicklerkonferenz code.talks
• Deutsche Krankenversicherung inklusive
• Betriebliche Altersvorsorge
• Unterstützung beim Relocation- und VISA-Prozess

What makes ABOUT YOU/SCAYLE special? Each and every one of us.
We see it as our responsibility to create an inclusive working environment for everyone. An environment where every gender, nationality, and ethnicity is welcome and everyone is accepted exactly as they are. We believe that a diverse team contributes to and enriches the ABOUT YOU culture. To promote talent and different ways of thinking, we constantly take care of our physical and mental health and ensure that everyone feels comfortable and at home with us. Our values and working methods are reflected in our brand: we want to promote acceptance and create an inclusive and fair circular fashion culture.

Thanks to our strong growth, you can take on responsibility and help shape the company at an early stage. Our team consists of experts from a wide range of fields: Whether fashion, marketing, business, or tech—we are united by a passion for what we do. We motivate and support each other, share our know-how, and are open to different opinions and new ideas.

We look forward to receiving your application—preferably online via our application portal. This allows us to ensure a faster process and makes it easy for you to upload your application documents! :-)