Overview Head of Engineering to join a TOP company in Barcelona Responsibilities Define technical vision and strategy for scalable backend systems architecture Lead microservices design handling millions of daily requests Oversee REST API development using Kotlin/Java and Spring framework Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability Champion engineering best practices and automated testing Build and lead a high-performing backend engineering team Recruit top-tier engineering talent and establish hiring practices Provide mentorship and career development guidance Foster innovation culture and cross-team collaboration Collaborate with product and data teams on technical solutions Drive engineering roadmap planning and resource allocation Establish engineering KPIs and service level objectives Lead incident response and champion DevOps practices Experience & requirements 8+ years of backend development with system architecture expertise 3+ years of engineering management leading backend teams Expert-level Kotlin/Java proficiency with deep JVM ecosystem knowledge Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and distributed systems Advanced microservices knowledge and distributed systems experience Experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS) and event-driven architectures System design for high-throughput, low-latency applications Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) AWS services (S3, SQS, Lambda, ApiGateway, ECS, EKS) CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code Monitoring, logging, and observability practices We offer Performance bonus Área: Software Development Tipo de contrato: Perm Especialización: IT & Telecomunicaciones Área: Software Development Sector: Tecnología de la información Banda salarial: Negotiable Tipo de trabajo: Híbrido Nivel de experiencia: Manager Senior Ubicación: Barcelona Referencia: 14A83L-C52B2BFA Fecha de publicación: 30 de septiembre de 2025 Consultor/a: Sergi Zarauza #J-18808-Ljbffr