Engineering Practice Lead

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Engineering Practice Lead

We love to see people grow. We empower our product teams, farmers, dealers & suppliers to move forward. Driving the digital future of Kramp Group by discovering and building great products, making life easy for our customers. 

Kramp Group discovers and builds e-commerce, supply chain, finance & data science solutions that are aiming at giving the ag-tech industry a push forward. We’re building a digital platform, serving thousands of customers and generating a turnover of over one billion euros per year.  

As the Engineering Practice Lead at Kramp Group, you will be responsible for defining and leading the strategy for establishing strong engineering practices across the organization. 

In this role, you will drive alignment and establish a clear vision for over 100 software engineers organized in product and platform teams, with a focus on defining software engineering standards, processes and driving adoption. 

Your primary objective will be to enhance the maturity of our engineering practices,  improving  quality and reliability of our systems, as well as elevating the developer experience across teams. This role is critical in driving the consistency and excellence of engineering within Kramp Group working closely with the Head of Architecture. 

Things that will keep you busy: 

• Operational Leadership: Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of engineering practices and processes to ensure high operational standards. 

• System Stability and Reliability: Drive initiatives aimed at improving the stability, scalability, and performance of IT systems. 

• Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain static code analysis tools and processes to ensure high code quality standards are met. 

• Process Optimization: Discover, align and document engineering processes across the teams 

• Continuous improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements within the engineering organization and lead initiatives to implement these changes. 

• Knowledge management: Promote and facilitate engineering knowledge sharing within our company and with the outside world. 

• Platform vision: Play the role of the business owner of technology platform teams, ensuring alignment between Kramp’s vision on engineering and development of technology components supporting it. 

• Engineering advocacy: Act as a trusted advisor for the Technology Leadership Team with regards to matters concerning engineering. 

Some facts about us: 

• We follow the Product Model and drive our roadmap based on data and hold teams accountable for business outcomes. 

• We believe in empowering individuals to take control of their own growth, with guidance provided. 

• Our colleagues come from 66 different countries, creating an inclusive and open-minded environment. 

• Transparent environment, mature management team with clear vision and specific goals, and open to feedback. 

• We use cutting-edge technologies and prioritize work-life balance. 

Who are you?  

What will help you be successful in this role? 

• Background in software engineering (5+ years) complimenting with 2+ years in leadership position. 

• Strong understanding of software development processes, static code analysis, and quality assurance practices. 

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and system monitoring solutions. 

• Ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing operational challenges. 

• Ability to formulate, align and drive adoption of a company-wide vision on software engineering 

• Proven track record of managing system stability, incident management, and operational processes in a complex IT environment. 

What do we offer?   

We are an ambitious, fast-growing and financially sound organization. You can obviously expect:  

• 25 vacation days and 12 ADV days (based on a fulltime contract) 

• Flexible working policy in hours and location 

• Travel- and working from home allowance 

• Profit sharing bonus 

• Great budget for training and courses 

• Generous pension plan 

Do you want to join us?  
In case you feel challenged by the above role description and requirements, we are interested in meeting you! Please use the application button and send your CV and cover letter. 

If you do not fully meet all requirements for this role, and you think you would be a good match for us, please apply and convince us.  

Do you have a question about this role? Please do not hesitate to contact Julia, Tech Talent Acquisition Partner,  julia.bodun@kramp.com 

About us  

Thanks to our ambitions we are active throughout Europe: a leading position in the agricultural market for parts. We heavily invest in E-Business and innovations. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to run their business. Working at Kramp means working with over 3500 international colleagues. The people at Kramp are enthusiastic, professional and involved. We speak our customers’ language, understand their challenges and earn their trust to exceed their expectations. Our promise “It’s that easy” is embedded in our culture and DNA.   

Working at Kramp means:  

… you belong here! Being part of our open business community   
… your work makes a difference! Have an impact on what matters  

… you will develop and realize ! Learn and realize your potential  

 More about Kramp: https://www.careeratkramp.com/nl-nl