Technical Leader (Java)

MotorK is the leading sales and marketing technology company in Europe, specialised in the automotive sector. At MotorK our mission is to empower manufacturers and dealerships to sell more with innovative, cloud-based products and services to offer the best digital customer experience.

We are on a fast and ambitious trajectory and serving 90% of the automotive manufacturers. To continue our growth, we are hiring new talents. If you want to spark the future of the automotive world, join us.

The role

As it continues to grow rapidly, MotorK is seeking an experienced, highly energetic and motivational Team Leader. Someone used to look for win-win opportunities with an outcome driven mindset, experienced enough to know that for any given technical solution the execution is a key factor for success.

We’re constantly striving to be data driven. That means we measure everything that gives us insights we can use to continuously improve. We do that in a Lean way, using Kanban to represent our workflow while we’re using Scrum as an agile framework.

Requirements

• Previous significant hands-on experience in a Software Engineering role
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Lean practices such Kanban/Kaizen
• Have a bias for action and a customer-centric approach
• Experienced in working in an environment that promotes a DevOps mindset, Continuous Integration and Delivery
• Track Record of proven people management experience focused on developing and growing people. Giving feedback and performance management.
• Extensive expertise of OOP in a Java 1.8 or later environment
• Strong Software Engineering skills, strong SW Design capabilities, fluent on practices and principles
• Experience with third-parties systems integration and asynchronous jobs
• Knowledge of unit and functional testing and experience with TDD (JUnit and Spock)
• Strong English communication skills (both spoken and written)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead a scrum team of 3-5 engineers, supporting them in the day by day operations
• Liaise with architects and other senior engineers in order to remove the blockers limiting our capacity of getting things done
• Collaborate with POs and other devs to deliver value incrementally but constantly 
• Understand our business needs to make sure you’re addressing them properly
• Advocate best practices and value driven mindset among engineers and product managers
• Liaise with the QA Engineers to test the user stories
• Help improving our way of working based on continuous improvement
• Speak and write in terms that non-technical people understand. Clear communication is super important in our environment

Benefits

Work pattern and location

• 40 hours a week, Permanent Contract 
• Monday to Friday 
• Hybrid
• Office based in Milan

Benefits

• Meal Vouchers (€7 per working day)
• Individual training paths
• Opportunity to develop and move within the company
• National and international mobility options 
• Yearly team activities
• Food canteen at the office

What you can expect from the recruitment process: 

1. HR interview
2. Hiring manager interview
3. Technical interview
4. C-level interview 

MotorK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any kind. Our company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at MotorK are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.