Place of work: Pfäffikon SZ
Workload: 80–100%
Work start: Immediately
Threema is the world’s best-selling secure messenger for both private users and businesses. Since 2012, we have been relentlessly committed to ensuring that our users can communicate without worrying about their privacy. Our growing user base includes millions of private customers and thousands of companies and organisations from all over the world.
As Head of Software Engineering at Threema, you will be responsible for product engineering. This includes both technical responsibility and team leadership:
Leadership of the Software Engineering department with 20+ developers across six teams
Leading cross-team projects
Responsibility for the technical roadmap
Close collaboration with the CTO and Head of Product as part of the product process
Promoting an agile and innovative development culture
Coaching and mentoring
Hiring new talent
With your expertise and extensive experience, you will contribute new ideas to the engineering team and accompany us on our journey from a small to a medium-sized company.
A degree in computer science or comparable education
Minimum of five years of experience leading technical teams in software development
Minimum of ten years of experience in software development and architecture
Ability to identify the right people for the team during the hiring process
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Analytical and strategic thinking
Ability to find the right balance between high quality and pragmatism, depending on the context
Positive mindset and the ability to inspire a team to work toward a shared goal and roadmap
Good written and spoken German and English
A young, motivated team (±60 employees) with uncomplicated communication
Work-life balance: flexible working hours, option to work from home on up to two days per week, up to two workation weeks per year
Free budget for computer/workstation (macOS or Linux)
Public transport discount or parking space
Electric car charging facility
Free use of the company’s own fitness room incl. fitness trainer once a month
Ping pong table
Professional massage once a month
Portafilter machine with free coffee from a local roastery
Regular company events and after-work drinks
We look forward to receiving your application documents by email or via Threema:
To best process the applications we receive, we kindly ask you to include the following documents and information in your application:
CV
Salary expectations
Earliest possible starting date
