About the job
Position: Engineering Manager / Lead Engineer
Location: Berlin
As an Engineering Manager / Lead Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our Tech department, overseeing the systems used by race organizers, drivers/riders, and racing teams worldwide for professional and amateur racing.
onGRID is the first and only all-digital platform in motorsports for all stakeholders. It covers the entire process from event hosting to registration, and from management to communication. In a fragmented market, onGRID introduces a single platform for teams and drivers to connect and register for any race with a few clicks.
Our work involves everything from historic to state-of-the-art vehicles, collaborating with legendary brands such as Porsche, AMG, BMW, Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, Rotax, Ducati, Honda, and Yamaha, to name just a few. Imagine working with these iconic names and the top race organisers of the world, each bringing their unique legacy and cutting-edge technology to the world of racing. If you have a passion for the thrill of the track and a love for the most revered automotive, karting and motorcycle brands, this is the ultimate place for you.
What This Role Entails
- Lead and manage a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
- Drive the design, development, and maintenance of onGRID's systems. Implement features end-to-end as a Full Stack Engineer using the latest front-end and back-end technologies alongside your team.
- Proactively identify opportunities for product development in close cooperation with our C-Level executives.
- Continuously improve the environment and processes for product development.
- Implement and enforce best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing methodologies, and deployment strategies.
- Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of our systems by implementing robust architectures and engineering practices.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
- Attend races to learn from organizers, teams, and drivers/riders to enhance our system.
Must Have
- A customer-centric and solution-oriented mindset; and an appeal for product management
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience managing and leading engineering teams, with a focus on fostering collaboration and professional growth.
- 5+ years of software development experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.
- Strong backend experience with NestJS, REST, and relational databases.
- Practical experience with AWS.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building scalable, reliable, and secure systems.
- Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Good communication skills that are clear, open, and concise, with professional proficiency in English and the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, race organizers, drivers, riders, and racing team managers.
- German language proficiency is not required but would be beneficial.
- We would like the successful candidate to be based in Berlin, Germany.
Technologies We Work With
- Event-driven backend development in NestJS
- Frontend monorepo with Turbo, using Sveltekit
- TypeScript, NestJS, and Prisma for backend
- Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Fargate
- Infrastructure provisioning on AWS
What We Offer
- A competitive salary package.
- Laptop and a 37-inch curved screen for your work setup.
- Fully straightforward communication, fast decision-making and Startup atmosphere with flat hierarchies and agile team structures.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients and loves racing.
- Enjoy an office in a great location in the middle of Berlin.
As an employer, we are committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and non-discriminatory work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creeds, and sexual orientations. We hire, reward, and promote entirely based on merit and performance.
