Tech Lead Grower Experience (m/f/d)

Shape the digital infrastructure of European horticulture with us

Connected Growers develops June – the platform through which growers, B2B buyers, and marketers collaborate efficiently. We are replacing fragmented processes with modern software and creating a common digital infrastructure for an entire industry.

To achieve this, we are looking for reinforcements as a Tech Lead Grower Experience (m/f/d), not just to develop software, but to build a team, take on technical responsibility, and shape the future of our platform together with the product team.

As a Tech Lead Grower Experience (m/f/d), you will be responsible for the technical development of our browser application and its associated backend services. You will report directly to our CTO Anna.

You will build a new Engineering Squad from scratch and take on the technical and functional responsibility for one of June's most commercially important areas. It's not just about building good software: you will set the technical direction, make decisions under uncertainty, develop people, and shape the culture of your squad. Together with the product team, you will ensure that we develop features that create measurable added value for our customers.

We will give you the context and freedom you need to lead your area independently. In return, we expect you to take responsibility, make decisions, and stand by their consequences – in a dynamic environment where priorities change and information is not always complete.

You are not a classic people manager. You lead through technical depth, clarity, decisions, and trust. You remain hands-on in the code without becoming a technical bottleneck, make architectural decisions, and support your team in developing high-quality software together.

Our Marketplace is based on Spryker Commerce OS. You will develop a clear understanding of when we work within Spryker conventions, when we extend them, and when an individual solution makes sense. You will always keep the long-term maintainability and extensibility of our platform in mind.

What you bring

• You have several years of experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer in web, ERP, warehouse, or e-commerce systems, as well as extensive practical experience with TypeScript in a microservice architecture and with React/Vite in the frontend.

• You have experience with API or Spec-first development, as well as with AWS cloud infrastructures (AWS Lambda), modern deployment processes (AWS CDK), and monitoring.

• You already have experience in team building and know what it takes.

• You have understanding, interest, and enthusiasm for product development (software) and team development (people).

• You work independently, communicate clearly, have high quality standards, and speak fluent German and very good English.

• Experience with PostgreSQL or DocumentDB.

• Experience with PHP or Spryker.

• Experience with complex order, pricing, or inventory/catalogue processes

• Experience in a startup or fast-growing technology company.

What you will drive with us

• You will be responsible for the architecture, technical quality, and further development of the Grower ERP browser app and its backend services.

• You will build your squad, develop your team members, and create a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and continuous learning.

• You will work closely with the product team and translate the needs of our buyers and sellers into sustainable technical solutions.

• You will ensure that your team continuously delivers software securely and reliably – from technical specification and architecture, through API design and development, to operations, incident management, and continuous improvement.

• You will take responsibility for performance, stability, security, and compliance, and ensure that technical risks are identified, assessed, and consciously addressed early on.

• You will naturally use AI in your daily engineering work and help your team use AI meaningfully and responsibly for development, testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Your work will have a direct impact on our product, our customers, and the success of June.

Our teams are fully responsible for their product area: architecture, API design, development, operations, incidents, security, compliance. Commercial KPIs are included.

We talk to customers, visit them, test our solutions in operation there. Responsibility does not end at the merge button.

What awaits you

• You will build something up instead of managing an existing team.

• You will be given a clearly defined area of responsibility and the freedom to shape it.

• You will work directly with the CTO and Product Manager and can actually influence technical, product-related, culture-shaping, and commercial decisions.

• You will see the consequences of your decisions immediately – in the product, in the team, and in the business.

• Hybrid working in our office in Cologne, as well as regular visits to customers, growers, and partners on-site.

This job description is intentionally opinionated and sets high standards. We are not looking for the perfect CV, but for people who will be happy at Connected Growers. If you don't meet all the formal criteria, but recognize yourself in the way we work and lead, we would still be happy to receive your application. What you might be missing in individual points, we can develop together – the crucial thing is that you bring the mindset and the willingness to grow into this role.

Note: The position will initially be filled via BridgeMaker and will be transferred to Connected Growers at a later stage.

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