Director of Engineering - Enterprise
@ N8n

Hybrid
€200,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 9 hours ago

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About n8n

n8n is the open AI workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. Our platform gives technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, enabling automation that is faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a vast community and over 500 builder-approved integrations, n8n is redefining the way systems come together to scale ideas for impact.

About the Role: Director of Engineering - Enterprise

Your main goal will be to scale and lead n8n’s enterprise and cloud-facing engineering teams. You will drive faster delivery, higher quality, and stronger execution across our enterprise features and n8n.cloud platform by supporting multiple teams and leaders responsible for systems that power enterprise readiness, reliability, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and Scale High-Performing Teams: Lead multiple engineering teams, manage Engineering Managers and senior ICs, and build a manager-of-managers structure.
  • Drive Delivery, Quality, and Reliability: Improve engineering velocity, code quality, ensure operational excellence, and oversee incident response and production readiness.
  • Lead Strategy and Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and GTM teams to deliver impactful enterprise features while aligning with company OKRs.

Requirements

You should have extensive engineering leadership experience in scaling high-growth SaaS environments and a strong technical background. Proven experience with enterprise-grade features like SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and observability is essential, alongside a focus on delivery, quality, and operational excellence. Excellent coaching and communication skills are required.

Location & Work Arrangement

This role is based in Berlin or within ±1 hour of the Berlin time zone. Applicants should choose the location they are most likely to work from in the future as we are hiring remotely across multiple locations.

Benefits

Competitive compensation, equity ownership, work/life balance, extensive health & wellness benefits, career growth opportunities, and a remote-first environment with team bonding off-sites.

Key skills/competency

  • Engineering Leadership
  • SaaS
  • Enterprise Features
  • Operational Excellence
  • Team Building
  • Technical Depth
  • Strategy
  • Collaboration
  • Quality Assurance
  • Communication
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📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review cloud architecture fundamentals.
Study enterprise SaaS systems integration.
Prepare on-call and incident response standards.
Brush up on platform automation techniques.

Behavioral Questions

Describe leading multi-team projects.
Explain handling critical incident management.
Discuss fostering high-performance cultures.
Share experiences coaching peers.

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