Head of Engineering

Your team
You will be accountable for the Engineering team, and leading the future development of the product, together with your team and the Studapart Product Team. You will ensure the quality and scalability of the services that power the product.

Your role and impact
We expect the Head of engineering to be technical, with a technical background. However, we don’t expect the Head of engineering to do heavy hands-on work, but rather set the right technical direction. Expect an effort of 33% spent in people management, 33% spent in management of projects and design solutions, 33% coding and/or helping others through pair programming or code reviews.

The role can be described in four pillars.

Delivery

• Set your team for success to deliver on the roadmap effectively and in time.
• Assist team in developing and play an active role in the development cycle
• Ensure projects assigned to them are correctly scoped, planned and delivered in time through delegation.
• Ensure work delivered by your team is up to our engineering standards, and guide less senior team members to unblock themselves when struggling.
• Talk to stakeholders and proactively keep them informed about the status and impediments of projects.

​​Direction

• Collaborate on setting priorities and roadmap with Product Managers.
• Set ambitious and achievable quarterly goals for your team in line with product development goals and strategy.
• Instil a sense of urgency to your team towards company goals, and ensure work is aligned with goals.
• Help your team focus on impact and outcome through good prioritisation and planning.
• Provide technical direction in projects for the team and unblock projects by making decisions when needed.

Talent

• Nurture the talents in your team and help your reports grow their career by providing direction, mentorship and coaching.
• Manage performance review, and handle high performers and low performers effectively.
• Spot needs and hiring new talents make your team more effective at achieving their goals.

Culture

• Embody our company culture and lead by example.
• Create moments for team members to bond with each other and with people of other teams.
• Establish a growth mindset culture where people are safe to make mistakes and learn from them.
• Create an inclusive and diverse environment in which different perspectives are considered and valued.

Your profile

• This role requires fluency in French, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong background in software development, architecture, and system design.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• You have 6+ years experience in management of Engineering teams.
• You have solid experience of 7+ years as a Full Stack developer
• You are proficient in Symfony 6 and an advanced JS framework (ReactJs, Vue.js, etc.)
• You know test frameworks (PHPunit, Behat, Cypress, etc.)
• You have a good knowledge of DevOps issues
• You are convinced by Studapart and HousingAnywhere product and vision
• You have excellent interpersonal skills.

What’s in it for you

• Position based in central Paris, with a hybrid work model.
• Executive status, 218 working days with reduced working hours (RTT).
• 50% coverage of travel expenses.
• 70% coverage of health insurance.
• Meal vouchers.
• Share towards sports subscription costs.
• Christmas gift certificates.
• Monthly events, annual company seminars, and much more!

About HousingAnywhere Group

Studapart is part of HousingAnywhere group, the largest medium-term rental platform in Europe. With Studapart and Kamernet under its wing, HousingAnywhere empowers everyone to live where and how they want. Through our advanced online platforms, which together attract over 30 million users annually, we directly connect young professionals and students with landlords and housing managers. Our team of 250 experts is committed to providing a seamless and reassuring experience for tenants, whether they're looking for a home on the other side of the world or just a few streets away.

Studapart represents our business in France, with offices in Paris and Cergy, we are a dedicated team of 60 employees working to create better housing opportunities for landlords and tenants. As a member of the HousingAnywhere group, Studapart plays a key role in the French market.

If you have further questions, please email Iris at i.fernandes@housinganywhere.com.