Tribe Lead Engineer

Together with a Product Owner, you will co-lead the tribe that delivers the product capabilities public transport agencies need to adopt our automated ticketing technology in their regions. This includes the FAIRTIQ mobile apps and SDKs, an end-user portal, a fare calculation and optimisation engine, invoicing, and more.

In this role, you are a people leader and a hands-on technical leader. You help 20+ engineers across four squads reach their full potential, while maintaining a healthy, high-performing engineering culture aligned with our values. You will drive strategic alignment, guide technical architecture and delivery, and advance FAIRTIQs mission of simplifying access to public transport. Your technical and people leadership will directly influence FAIRTIQs success and future growth.

Role responsibilities:

• Ensure the performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems, mobile applications, and web apps that are critical to FAIRTIQs day-to-day operations and long-term success

• Guide architectural and technical strategy across the Delta tribe and in coordination with other tribes

• Define and execute OKRs with Squad Leads and Product Owners

• Lead continuous improvement of our software delivery processes, observability stack, and infrastructure

• Act as a mentor and coach to engineers and engineering leads

• Partner with stakeholders across Product, Solutions, and Ops to align technical strategy with business priorities

• Oversee the technical implementation of cross-cutting initiatives, such as Developer Experience, platform modernization, and service reliability

Who we are looking for:

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science or another related field

• 5+ years of experience as an Engineer in Computer Science

• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role

• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, and software architecture practices such as micro-services, domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and CI/CD

• Strong experience mentoring senior engineers, also outside your core expertise area, and leading cross-functional, and cross-teams initiatives

• Skilled at strategic planning, priority setting, and cross-departmental coordination

• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

• Based in Europe

We offer:

• Dynamic and international work environment;

• Chance to be part of a fast growing, international startup;

• Budget and support for self-improvement;

• Creativity and innovation boosters with our Tech Joker Days (work on whatever you think may help FAIRTIQ);

• Lots of leadership opportunities (tech, people);

• Flexible working hours & fully remote work;

Recruitment Process:

• Screening interview with Pedro (from the People Team): ~45 minutes;

• Technical interview: 120 minutes with Senior Engineering Leaders: 120 minutes;

• Leadership interview with Senior Engineering Leaders: 60 minutes;

• Meet Michel (our CTO) and the team: on site in our HQ in Bern.

At FAIRTIQ, we believe that our employees are our biggest asset. A healthy culture, based on respect, inclusion, diversity and individual empowerment is the key to our success story.

Please apply in English exclusively.

At FAIRTIQ, we dont just accept difference, we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive from it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. FAIRTIQ is a proud equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

Data Protection - Your personal data will be held by Fairtiq for a maximum of 12 months. Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. Please contact dataprotection@fairtiq.com if you wish for your data to be removed.