Team Lead, podimo
Freemium
+ ESOP
Open podcast platform
Job no longer available
Open podcast platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ ESOP
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enrich life through listening.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a Team Lead with the experience of a Senior Engineer — someone who combines strong technical expertise with a passion for guiding people
- We’re looking for a colleague who’s excited to help take our Engineering organization to the next level. You thrive in a fast-growing, international environment, enjoy working cross-functionally with colleagues from diverse professional backgrounds, and know how to balance delivery with people leadership
- Bring experience as a Senior Backend Engineer or Team Lead with a strong international background and a deep understanding of end-to-end engineering processes
- Communicate effectively at all levels — from guiding engineers and developers to collaborating with senior management
- Are proactive and innovative, able to spot the most important problems and tackle them head-on
- Handle conflicts constructively, finding win-win solutions
- Have solid experience working with teams in agile, sprint-based setups
- Possess strong technical know-how in backend systems, with awareness of how backend services integrate with web and mobile platforms
- Communicate fluently in English (Lithuanian is a plus, but not a requirement)
- And naturally, if you’re passionate about podcasts, audio, media, or entertainment — that’s a big plus!
What the job involves
- This is a true hybrid role: 50% hands-on engineering (designing, coding, and delivering features) and 50% leadership (mentoring, developing talent, and ensuring team success)
- In this role, you will work closely with engineers, engineering managers, and product owners across our Vilnius, Copenhagen, and Berlin hubs
- Together, you’ll build and scale Podimo’s platform, driving growth and bringing even more listeners into our world of exclusive podcasts and audiobooks
- As both a builder and a leader, you’ll shape our product while fostering a high-performing, supportive team culture
- Technical Ownership: Actively contribute to the team’s codebase and technical decisions while guiding architecture, quality, and scalability of solutions. Lead by example in upholding engineering standards and quality
- Delivery Leadership: Own or co-own the roadmap and drive planning, execution, and timely delivery of initiatives in alignment with Podimo's strategic goals
- People Development: Mentor and coach team members through regular 1:1s, performance feedback, and career development support, fostering a growth-oriented environment
- Team Culture: Champion a culture of collaboration, feedback, psychological safety, and continuous improvement through team rituals and leading by example
- Operational Excellence: Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives, onboarding/offboarding, optimize workflows and resolve blockers to ensure smooth day-to-day functioning
- Stakeholder Alignment: Serve as the team’s primary voice in cross-functional conversations, ensuring shared understanding of goals, scope, and trade-offs
- Metrics & Impact: Monitor key performance indicators, delivery health, team performance, and quality signals to identify improvements and drive measurable impact
Our take
Podcasting and audiobook listening has become and increasingly popular past-time for many. The flexibility of listening to podcasts while doing other activities simultaneously is driving the market growth. Podimo is a podcast and audiobook platform taking the Nordic Countries by storm with its service.
The company boasts its close connection with the creators it hosts on its platform, suggesting a healthy and appealing work relationship for creators to continue using Podimo as its host (an issue Spotify has had multiple times). The company's revenue-share model is not based on the size of following which gives the company a big boost up in the newer podcasters books.
Since its founding in 2019, Podimo has grown to 350+ employees across 20+ different countries and was named the fastest-growing podcast service in Finland. With Apple, Spotify, and Google, it’s easy to think smaller companies don’t have much chance, but Podimo is standing its ground in the Podcast sector and taking on big-name creators. We’re excited to see what recent funding and the acquisition of several companies will do for the company going forward.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2023
$51.4m
LATE VC
Sep 2022
$59.1m
SERIES B
Total funding: $226.2m
Company benefits
- Parental Leave: Up to six months of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
- Equity Participation: All employees have the opportunity to benefit from company growth through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Supportive Culture: Unlimited child sick days, free online therapy sessions, and a collaborative, high-performing environment
- Flexibility & Well-being: Flexible hours and remote work options to support work-life balance
- Performance, Learning & Development: Access to resources to help you thrive and build your career within a high-growth, dynamic company
Company HQ
Vesterbro øst, København
Leadership
Morten Strunge
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experienced CEO, Investor and Founder. Founded and CEO at Mofibo among others, more recently worked as CCO at Storytel AB and Co-founded Winefamly.
Eva Kirstine Lægdsgaard
(Co-Founder & CPO)Worked as Project Manager at Last.fm and has held several roles at Spotify including Director, Artist & Label Services Nordics.
Andreas Sachse
(Co-Founder & CXO)Serial Entrepreneur, co-founded several companies including BASTARD and Plenti. More recently acted as Chief Data Officer at Too Good To Go.
Sverre Dueholm
(Co-Founder)Serial Entrepreneur, previously co-founder and CEO of WakieWakie and now Comundo.
Nikolaj Koppel
(Co-Founder)Previously Vice President of Tivoli, sits on several boards including Member of the Advisory Board at TEDxCopenhagen.
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