Head of Engineering Market Insights

About the job

Head of Engineering Market Insights

What to expect

With your positive personality, you will not only shape an engineering culture and organisation but actively influence the e-commerce of tomorrow. You will lead various committed, cross-functional product teams and, together with them, be responsible for scalable solutions that have a real impact on our customers and key processes within the company.

• You will have plenty of creative freedom and the chance to sustainably shape an engineering organisation, from working methods to technology and architecture decisions, as well as the development of teams and leaders
• You will coach, develop, and empower the team leads in your area with humanity, clarity, and sensitivity, enabling them to lead effective teams independently and to deliberately develop roles, responsibilities, and decision-making scopes
• Together with the Head of Product, you will design product-oriented and agile development processes, maintain focus on business goals, and establish a data-informed way of working
• You will work agilely with short iterations and appropriate forms of Scrum or Kanban
• Yes, we also have enough legacy. That is part of the exciting challenge. Together with the Domain Architect, you will confidently navigate technical trade-offs, make pragmatic decisions, actively shape the future with great implementation skills, and keep the can-do spirit alive in the team
• You will be part of the technology leadership team and, together with your peers, shape the strategic direction and technical vision of the entire engineering organisation

What you bring

You strongly identify with a culture where

• AI is utilised to the maximum
• Servant leadership, constructive feedback, and the targeted development of people and organisations belong together
• Product works closely with engineering, seeks to understand problems in depth, lives true agility, focuses on MVPs, short iterations, and fast learning, and consistently makes decisions from the user and business perspective
• Technically, full-stack thinking, pair programming, whiteboard sessions, code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD with multiple productive releases per day are normal. Teams take genuine end-to-end responsibility in the spirit of "You build it, you own it"

• are a pioneer in AI engineering, significantly drive the organisation towards more efficiency in AI engineering, and at the same time ensure that we do not produce AI slop - whether through automated AI reviews in the pipeline, adapted agile processes, or better tooling
• have experience in domains such as purchasing, product data, pricing, logistics, or ERP, or are generally well versed in the environment of business applications and e-commerce
• not only know the described culture but live it, coach it, anchor it in the organisation, and contribute to a strong team culture with appreciative communication, warmth, and a good dose of humour
• are a great coach and role model for the team leads and organisation
• approach complex topics with perseverance and resilience and are perceived as a motivating beacon even in challenging situations
• understand concepts such as DDD, event-driven architecture, clean architecture, SOLID, feature flags, or dependency injection as tools that you establish structurally in the organisation. At the same time, you have a solid understanding of distributed systems and DevOps practices
• lead data-driven: deployment frequency, lead time, and incident recovery are signals, not goals for you. You understand OKRs as a tool to exert targeted influence
• have at least 10 years of experience in modern software development, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
• speak German and English

• prefer frameworks like SAFe or think in classic project structures and specifications
• have mainly worked in highly regulated environments and have little experience in fast, product-oriented organisations with large distributed systems
• feel more comfortable in role models where infrastructure, backend, frontend, testing, and product thinking are strictly separated
• do not have an insatiable thirst for knowledge to continuously learn new things
• are more frustrated than motivated by imperfect systems - spoiler: we are not there yet
• strictly separate work and good humour

Are you interested or have further questions?

Sercan Ugur is happy to assist you with any questions.

+41 62 544 36 86

sercan.ugur@brackalltron.ch

About us

"Together we shape the trade of tomorrow" Brack.Alltron employs around 1300 people and generates over one billion in revenue. The company exists because one person had the courage to find new ways and take them. Our success story shows that something great emerges through each individual, together, and we love our uniqueness. We set ambitious goals, and it is very important to us that we act responsibly, support and challenge each other, and enjoy what we do every day.

Our hiring process

• You create your profile in our career portal and apply directly online for the advertised position.
• You will immediately receive a confirmation of receipt and within a maximum of 10 working days, you will receive feedback on the next steps.
• While you show us your patience, we take personal time to review your application and define the next steps.
• If your documents convince us, we will get to know each other via live video call or in a personal interview.
• The "match" is mutually confirmed. Then we proceed to the second interview round where you get to know your future workplace and the team.
• YES – we have chosen each other! The employment contract will be sent to you digitally, and after signing, you will receive access to our internal communication channels, and at the same time, we will prepare your onboarding process.

Benefits

• Discounts: Attractive discounts in the Brack online shop as well as lunch discounts and staff restaurants in Mägenwil and Willisau.
• Rest: At least 5 weeks of holiday, with the possibility to buy additional holiday and take unpaid leave.
• Development: Internal training in our own academy as well as financial support for external further education.
• Family: 18 weeks of paid maternity leave with the possibility of extension and 4 weeks of paid paternity leave.
• Insurance: Above statutory requirements – 100% continued salary payment and full financing of daily sickness allowance insurance by the employer.
• Mobility: Free parking spaces, financial support for public transport, and pool vehicles for business appointments.