Requirements

Must-haves

You are kind, driven and align with our operating principles
Engineering leadership at scale: You have several years of experience leading multiple engineering teams and directly managing Engineering Managers in a high-growth, high-performing environment, ideally within a complex, product-led SaaS organization.
Strong technical depth: You can dive into architecture and operations discussions with senior ICs while staying focused on outcomes
Delivery and quality mindset: You’ve built systems and processes that measurably improve velocity, reliability, and technical standards
Enterprise SaaS experience: You’ve delivered and scaled enterprise-grade SaaS features such as SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and observability
Operational excellence: You understand incident response, on-call processes, and running SaaS platforms in production
Coaching and communication: You’re known for developing leaders, giving clear direction, and aligning teams toward shared goals
Location: Based in Berlin or within ±1 hour of Berlin time zone

High-growth SaaS experience: You’ve operated in a scaling B2B SaaS environment
Developer tools & automation: Familiarity with developer platforms, low-code/no-code, or workflow automation products
Open source ethos: Experience with fair-code or open-source business models
Distributed leadership: Comfortable leading teams across time zones
Platform excellence: Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE
Culture builder: You’ve influenced engineering culture, DEI, or hiring practices

Lead and grow multiple engineering teams responsible for enterprise features like SSO, audit logging, observability, and the n8n cloud platform
Manage, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs. Building a manager-of-managers structure over time
Design the organization, hire exceptional talent, and foster a high-performance, high-ownership culture
Improve engineering velocity, code quality, and operational excellence across teams
Oversee incident response, reliability standards, and production readiness for n8n cloud
Ensure technical and managerial excellence, implementing scalable systems and processes
Collaborate closely with Product, Infrastructure, and GTM to deliver impactful enterprise features and internal systems
Represent the Enterprise org within the broader engineering leadership team
Drive adoption of best practices and outcome-oriented planning while aligning with company OKRs

Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.
Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.
Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:
- Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.
- US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
Health & wellness 🩺 –
- Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
- US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.
Future planning 💰 –
- Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*
- US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
Financial security 🛡️ –
- Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*
- US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.
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