Head of Engineering

Why Avaus?
We are the leading digital transformation partner for marketing and sales leaders across B2C and B2B in the Nordics. We work with some of the industry leading brands and our offerings are at the forefront of data-driven customer centricity and operational efficiency i.e. advising our client on how to leverage AI, personalisation, automation, customer experience orchestration and new ways of working. You will join our 120 colleagues located at our offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, Munich, Milan and Gdansk.

Our vision is to become the leading actionable marketing data-asset provider in Europe by 2025. We believe that to survive, or defy hyper competition and other business challenges, companies will have to invest heavily in new sales and marketing capabilities, technical as well as organisational.

The Team
The market is shifting faster than ever and to keep up, companies need to invest in their data capabilities to deliver relevant and tailored content and information fit to your and your customers’ needs. This is where we come in as engineers. By utilising the latest, leading cloud technologies combined with machine learning, we build scalable, future proof data solutions, to achieve this goal.

As a new member of our Engineering team, your responsibilities involve driving innovation, fostering collaboration, managing resources, and aligning engineering efforts with the company's overall goals and objectives. The team provides the technical backbone needed for a data-driven and personalised customer experience. At Avaus you will find a collaborative environment with lots of personal responsibility and freedom where your problem solving abilities and eagerness to learn new technologies will flourish. Here you will take ownership and drive conversations and tasks on your own initiative. We are a social crew and enjoy working closely together and learning from one another.

The role
Head of Engineering plays a critical role in driving technical innovation, fostering a high-performance engineering culture, and ensuring the successful execution of projects that align with the company's strategic vision and goals. Your main responsibilities include:

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Leadership and Strategy - you will provide strategic guidance and set the overall direction for the engineering department. They collaborate with other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business goals, identify technology trends, and develop long-term plans for innovation and growth.

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Team Management - you will manage a team of engineers, ensuring they have the necessary resources, support, and guidance to effectively execute projects. This involves hiring and retaining top talent, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture, and promoting professional development and mentorship within the team.

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Technical Excellence - you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing technical excellence within the department.

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Cross-functional collaboration - you will work closely with other departments to ensure smooth coordination and alignment of technical initiatives.

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Risk Management - you will mitigate technical risks associated with projects, such as scalability, security, and reliability concerns. The Head of Engineering implements robust processes for testing, quality assurance, and deployment to minimise risks and ensure the successful delivery of technical solutions.

Who are you?
You have a solid understanding of the business side of the organisation. This includes knowledge of market dynamics, competitive landscape, customer needs, and revenue models. You should be able to translate technical initiatives into tangible business value, make data-driven decisions, and effectively collaborate with other departments to achieve overall company goals. Exceptional leadership and management skills. This includes the ability to inspire and motivate teams, foster a culture of collaboration and innovation, set clear goals and expectations, and provide guidance and mentorship. Beside your personality, we would also like you to have:

- Deep knowledge and expertise in relevant programming languages, software development methodologies, system architecture, and emerging technologies

- Knowledge of programming languages, e.g. Python, Java, R

- Experience in proposing and reviewing architecture deliverables throughout the development process to ensure quality, security, and traceability aligned with enterprise data strategy

- Experience in designing & implementing cloud infrastructure & containerized applications

- Experience in development of data pipelines (ETL, ELT) for batch & streaming data

- Experience in data integration - ETL tools including Cloud Data Fusion, Dataflow, and Dataproc. Ingestion mechanism like Flume & Kafka

- Experience with cloud technologies such as Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure & Amazon Web Services

- Experience with database technologies such as MSSQL, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, Snowflake

- Fluent in English

Practical information
This is a permanent position with a 6 months’ probation period, based at our Helsinki office at Albertinkatu 25. Starting date as soon as possible or by agreement. We offer a hybrid remote workplace and you will report to CTO.

Already feel like one of us? Send your applications in English as soon as possible, but no later than August 31, 2023. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Eldar Terzic. Due to GDPR, we only accept applications through our career page.

We look forward to hearing from you!