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Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs

Posted 27 Aug 2026

Director of Engineering - Backend

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Employment
Full time
Team
Software Engineering
Posted
27 Aug 2026

About the role

We are hiring a technology leader who can build better digital products, strengthen our core platforms, and help our teams move faster with AI. This is a role for someone who can take big ideas and turn them into working products, simpler systems, and stronger engineering teams. We want a hands-on leader with a builder mindset, practical, fast, and focused on real outcomes.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development of digital products and shared technology platforms.
  • Turn business ideas into simple products that customers can use, and teams can scale.
  • Build stronger engineering teams with clear ownership and faster execution.
  • Use AI in practical ways to improve how we design, build, test, and launch products.
  • Remove complexity, improve speed, and raise product quality.
  • Set a clear technology direction that supports growth.


Requirements:

  • Experience leading engineering or product technology teams.
  • 15+ years of solid engineering background.
  • Track record of building products or platforms that delivered clear business results.
  • Strong understanding of modern software and scalable systems.
  • Experience using AI in products or to improve software development.
  • Strong people leadership with a hands-on style.
  • Ability to simplify problems and get things done.


Expectations:

  • Products are launched faster and with better quality.
  • Teams spend less time on manual work and more time building.
  • Shared platforms reduce duplicated effort across teams.
  • AI helps improve productivity in engineering and testing.
  • Technology becomes simpler, faster, and easier to scale.
  • Focus on business impact, build world-class products for our customers.

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