Head of Software Engineering, orderbird
Point of Sales system for the hospitality industry
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Point of Sales system for the hospitality industry
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make individual restaurants more successful by providing them with affordable and easy-to-use payment technology, regardless of their business size.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of proven experience leading a larger and technically diverse engineering organization – ideally in a fintech environment or SaaS company, with a track record of actively developing internal talent into senior and leadership roles
- Strong background in infrastructure design and implementation, combined with end-to-end system architecture experience across production environments, ensuring systems are scalable, resilient, performant, and able to serve customers efficiently at scale
- Technical understanding of modern software architectures and software development processes
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and comprehensively to non-technical stakeholders
- Tech & AI affinity: Keen interest in modern engineering tools, automation, and AI-supported workflows
- Keeping up with technology trends in SaaS and Payments areas
- Business-fluent English skills, both spoken and written
- Technology experience across several of the following areas:
- Mobile: iOS and Android, including Objective-C, Swift, and Kotlin Multiplatform
- Backend & Web: Python, Java, Django, React, PostgreSQL, and Redis
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Observability: Sentry, Datadog, or comparable monitoring and observability platforms
- Payments: Payment terminal integrations and payment processing ecosystems
- Fiscalization: Experience with fiscalization and compliance requirements or regulated POS environments is a plus
What the job involves
- As Head of Software Engineering (f/m/d) at orderbird, you will take overall responsibility for the organization, resource planning, and leadership of our engineering department
- You will play a key role in shaping technical directions and building a scalable, high-performing engineering culture that sustainably supports our business and product goals
- Strategic Leadership & Organization: You will lead our entire engineering team
- Translate business strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps
- Lead Engineering Managers, Staff Engineers, and Technical Product Managers, overseeing their performance and development while supporting the recruiting process for new team members
- Collaborate closely with the CEO, Product, Go-To-Market, and other key stakeholders on strategic planning, prioritization, and company-wide decision-making
- Manage the engineering budget, workforce planning, and external vendor/outsourcing strategy – aligning costs, capacity, and business value
Application process
- Start date: As soon as possible
Our take
There has been a substantial rise in contactless payments in recent years, limited seating arrangements, and remote administrative work within the hospitality industry. Digital POS systems have presented themselves as useful tools to handle these changes, but existing software is generally purpose-specific and is only affordable to large businesses.
Orderbird provides a digital POS system for the European hospitality industry, integrating cash register features, contactless card payment functionality, and financial compliance features within an iPad application. The company also provides additional features such as reservation and waiting list management software, in addition to “practice mode” features for staff training.
Various other startups are tackling the urgent need for digital solutions within the hospitality industry, but Orderbird has taken a unique approach by providing a service that covers multiple challenges and is affordable and convenient to any business size. By providing various pricing tiers, the company serves businesses from food trucks to large restaurant chains, and they are focused on expanding into new markets moving forwards.
Orderbird was acquired by Italian fintech company Nexi in May 2022, a move that will propel both companies toward sustainable futures.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2016
$22.5m
SERIES C
Oct 2014
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $36.3m
Company benefits
- Company Events - even in times of pandemic
- Hybrid work
- We are a learning organization with a unique culture and collaboration
- You will receive a hardware package from Apple
- Every Wednesday there is a virtual breakfast round and different teams give an update on their projects
Company HQ
Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Jakob Schreyer
(CSO)Previously New Business Marketing Manager at Kastner & Partners, and worked in Business Development & U.S. Market Entry at match2blue.com.
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