Head of Engineering

About Ovrsea Ovrsea is a next-generation digital freight forwarder on a mission to reinvent international transport. We combine human expertise with powerful technology to make global logistics simpler more transparent and more efficient for shippers around the world. We are rapidly expanding worldwide with 50 offices across 13 countries bringing our digital and operational capabilities closer to our customers and partners. As we scale globally the quality reliability and velocity of our engineering organization are becoming more strategic than ever. Your Role We are looking for a Head of Engineering to structure coach empower our engineering team and help shape the future of freight technology at Ovrsea. Our tech team builds the platforms that power international freight operations end-to-end : multimodal quotations shipment orchestration predictive ETAs document management billing and tightly integrated workflows. We focus on reliability scalability and great UX while integrating automation data insights and AI-powered features where they bring tangible value. We cherish a strong engineering culture rooted in developer experience short feedback loops and continuous delivery . We take inspiration from Accelerate operate with lean processes and carry out 20 deployments per day . We believe that a fast iteration cycle is the cornerstone of product quality and long-term technical excellence. Our engineering organization is structured into two squads each composed of 2 Software Engineers 1 Engineering Manager and 1 Product Manager . The Head of Engineering will work closely with Antoine (CTO) and in direct partnership with both squads to strengthen execution elevate technical standards and support the growth of our core platform and our SaaS OneChain. What You’ll Do 1. Technical Excellence & Architecture Define and uphold Ovrseas long-term technical vision and architectural standards across our core platforms. Ensure high standards of code quality performance reliability security and documentation. Lead major architectural evolutions and drive a pragmatic approach to technical debt. Support the thoughtful adoption of automation data and AI-powered capabilities where they bring clear value. 2. Delivery & Operational Impact Ensure teams ship predictably with high quality and with a strong sense of ownership. Partner with PMs to ensure seamless delivery of new features across the internal TMS and OneChain SaaS. Strengthen operational excellence : CI / CD monitoring observability incident response SLO culture postmortems. 3. Cross-Functional Leadership Act as a key partner to Product Operations Sales and Business Growth in defining and executing Ovrseas roadmap. Represent Engineering in strategic product and business discussions balancing technical constraints with customer value operational needs and market opportunity. Collaborate closely with leadership to guide Ovrseas transformation into an AI-augmented freight forwarder identifying high-impact use cases and ensuring adoption across teams. Work with international logistics partners to ensure our systems integrate deeply and reliably with their data and operational flows. 4. Team Leadership & People Management Manage and coach Engineering Managers and senior engineers providing clarity feedback and support for their growth. Foster a healthy collaborative engineering culture centered on autonomy ownership care and continuous improvement. Build a high-performing team by hiring exceptional engineers and raising the bar for technical and managerial excellence. Create the organizational conditions for success : clear roles aligned expectations career progression frameworks and effective communication rituals. You’re a Great Fit If You have strong experience leading engineering teams (including managing managers). You combine a solid technical background with a thoughtful caring leadership style (we love the book Radical Candor ). You enjoy systems thinking both in code architecture and org design. You care deeply about developer experience and building teams that execute reliably. You have excellent communication skills. What You’ll Find at Ovrsea Direct impact on real-world logistics challenges used by hundreds of customers daily. A caring engineering culture built on autonomy trust and continuous learning. Opportunities to shape the future of the global freight industry. A hybrid environment where outcomes matter more than hours. Tech Stack Backend : TypeScript PostgreSQL GraphQL Frontend : React Vite Apollo Infrastructure : AWS Terraform Data : Dagster dbt Metabase AI & Automation : internal agents AI-augmented workflows n8n automation Hiring Process Screening call (30 minutes) : with Nicolas (Head of Engineering) and Antoine (CTO) Live technical test (1h) : a live coding session of 1h with two software engineers of our team. Project interview (1h) : an interview where you present a cross-functional initiative you led focusing on how you aligned stakeholders guided technical and organizational decisions and drove team impact. Case Study - Architecture Cross-Functional Collaboration (1h30) : a merged interview exploring technical vision AI adoption multi-squad coordination and decision-making with Product Speed recruiting : meet 4 people across Engineering Product and Operations Reference checks We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us. Employment Type : Full-Time #J-18808-Ljbffr