Company Description
At Enpal, we are not just a company; we are a movement. As a recognized greentech unicorn and one of Europe’s fastest-growing energy companies, we're dedicated to making solar energy both accessible and effortless for homeowners across the continent. Our innovative business model for solar panels, heat pumps, home energy storage systems, and electric vehicle charging stations is setting new standards in the industry. With our mission to empower homeowners to embrace clean energy, we are paving the way for a sustainable future.
As a leader in the residential solar energy market, Enpal is expanding and our vision is clear: to become the leading force in Europe’s transition to sustainable and decentralized energy generation.
Job Description
We're looking for experienced Directors of Engineering (m/f/d) to lead our "Apps" business domain as we scale. You'll guide technical strategy while building empowered teams that deliver real impact for our mission of making solar energy accessible to everyone.
We are looking for people with excellent technical and people-leadership skills. Aligning architecture across multiple teams is a key part of the role.
What You'll Do
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Set technical direction for domain-level integration between teams and external systems
- Represent the domain in key decisions when team members are not in the room
- Review RFCs, guide architectural decisions and help shape bounded contexts as we evolve our system landscape
- Lead the evolution from project-based work to product-oriented development
Team Development & Management
- Lead and mentor a group of Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers
- Empower and enable teams for continuous improvement
- Scale teams thoughtfully as the domain grows 30–50% over the next 12 months
Stakeholder Partnership & Communication
- Work as equals with product counterparts to align on domain north star and system landscape
- Manage stakeholders across sales, operations, and fulfillment.
- Make transparent decisions with complex trade-offs within and across organizational boundaries.
Operational Excellence
- Lead pragmatic improvements in engineering practices, including incident response, security posture, and end-user experience.
- Balance immediate business needs with long-term technical health
- Take responsibility for domain-level planning and delivery in accordance with quarterly planning cycles
- Establish metrics and processes that support both team health and business impact
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
We value candidates who have experienced scaling challenges firsthand, ideally having seen both nimble, fast-moving, agile environments, and structured, methodical organizations.
Technical Foundation
- Experience as an individual contributor for a significant part of career, being able to reason about systems and integrations on the level of an experienced senior engineer. You should have worked on Mobile Apps as a Developer, and led Mobile App teams too.
- Ability to review technical proposals and participate meaningfully in discussions
- Experience with microservices architecture, cloud infrastructure, and integration patterns
Leadership Experience
- 3+ years managing multiple engineering teams (3+ teams, 30+ engineers total) and managing managers
- Track record of scaling teams and processes in high-growth environments
- Demonstrated success in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
Business & Product Thinking
- Strong planning and execution skills with focus on business impact over technical novelty
- Track record of delivery of complex projects in reasonable budget, time and scope constraints
- Experience translating complex business objectives into actionable technical initiatives
- Comfort operating in ambiguous environments while providing clear direction
Cultural Fit
- You help people grow, coaching and creating future leaders.
- Strong communication skills in English (German is a plus)
- Passion for renewable energy and sustainable technology
Additional Information
At Enpal, we are proud of the diversity of our team. No decisions are made on the basis of skin colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age, either during recruitment or employment. Enpal stands for a safe workplace and takes action against discrimination and harassment of any kind.