Team Lead Tech / Engineering Manager (m/f/d) - Peter Park System

Team Lead Tech – Peter Park

Ready to lead the team that is digitizing mobility across Europe? At Peter Park, we are not just building software; we are replacing legacy barriers with cloud-based intelligence and transforming parking lots into mobility hubs. We are looking for an empathetic, strategic, and technically grounded Team Lead Tech to guide our high-performing engineering squads. If you are a leader who thrives on elevating others, obsessing over delivery efficiency, and building a culture of technical excellence, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our engineering organization.

What We Offer

• Impact: direct influence on a product used by millions of drivers and major facility owners across Europe.
• Growth: a clear management track or expert track career path. We invest in your development as a leader.
• Culture: a team that values Delight ownership and moving fast.

Your Objectives & Role

• Build & Empower High-Performing Teams: hire, onboard, and develop engineers, fostering a culture of feedback, psychological safety, and continuous growth.
• Orchestrate Delivery Excellence: own the How and ensure the team ships value consistently by optimizing agile workflows, removing roadblocks, and ensuring smooth operations.
• Bridge Strategy & Execution: translate high-level company goals into actionable technical objectives, balancing feature delivery with technical debt reduction.
• Drive Technical Health: challenge architectural decisions, guide RFCs, and ensure the team adheres to SDLC best practices, security standards, and DevOps principles.
• Master Conflict & Problem Solving: act as the escalation point for critical issues, resolve conflicts promptly, and shield the team from distractions.
• Cultivate the Peter Park Mindset: instill an entrepreneurial spirit in the team, encouraging ownership, customer-centric thinking, and a drive to understand the why behind every line of code.

Requirements

• Real Seniority: drive for continuous improvement, direct business impact, and ownership.
• Proven Leadership Experience: 4+ years in software engineering, with significant experience leading or managing teams in a fast-paced SaaS or IoT scale-up environment.
• Technical Fluency: strong background in software development (ideally TypeScript, Node.js, or Python) and understanding of cloud architectures (AWS).
• Agile Native: deep proficiency with project management tools (Linear, Jira) and agile methodologies, and use of data to improve velocity and release frequency.
• People-First Mentality: high emotional intelligence, proactive, empathetic, and capable of motivating a diverse team.
• Operational Rigor: structured and conscientious, managing complex stakeholders and communicating effectively with both engineers and C-level executives.
• Communication: excellent English communication skills (C1+) are mandatory; German proficiency is a strong plus.

Technologies We Work With

• Backend: event-driven microservices in Python and Node.js (NestJS).
• Frontend: monorepo powered by Turbo, pnpm, changesets, and Storybook, primarily using Vue.js.
• Frameworks/Libraries: TypeScript, NestJS, BullMQ, and Prisma in an opinionated monorepo approach.
• Databases: Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, S3.
• Orchestration & CI/CD: Kubernetes (EKS), using Keda and Karpenter for autoscaling. CI/CD powered by GitLab.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for AWS provisioning.
• Serverless: AWS Lambda and the Serverless framework for high-throughput endpoints.

Team & Work Setup

• Hours: 40 hours per week (based on trust).
• Home Office Policy: hybrid model with 3 days in the office / 2 days remote.
• Contract: permanent contract for long-term stability.
• Location: modern office in Munich, Bavaria.

Benefits

• MacBook (M4 Pro, 48GB Ram) and a 37-inch curved screen.
• Dynamic culture with flat hierarchies, agile teams, and a diverse, international group.
• Flexible working hours and option to work from home or the Munich office with standing desks.
• Competitive compensation that recognizes your expertise.
• Company pension plan.
• Daily meal allowance, weekly free team lunch, a stocked cereal bar, and complimentary drinks.
• Job bike program and access to premium sports and fitness facilities via EGYM Wellpass or Urban Sports Club membership across Germany.
• Professional development opportunities to sharpen skills.
• German language learning opportunities.
• Corporate benefits with special discounts on branded products.