Responsibilities: As a Head of Engineering, you will: Lead, mentor, and grow the engineering team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Create a strategy to ensure the attraction and retention of great talent to build a high performance team Collaborate with the CTO to define and implement engineering strategies that align with the company’s vision and objectives. Oversee the development lifecycle of our health tech solutions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. Work closely with Product team to translate business needs into robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions. Ensure the engineering team’s work aligns with industry best practices and regulatory requirements specific to healthcare technology. Mentor and develop team members, including conducting performance reviews, setting objectives, and supporting career growth and opportunities. Manage resource allocation and project prioritisation, ensuring efficient use of team capacity. Drive technical decisions and be accountable for the architectural choices and technical debt. Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and maintenance and ensure documentation is well managed. Champion an agile and DevOps culture, promoting automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices. Act as a key stakeholder in cross-functional teams, collaborating with other departments to achieve broader company goals. Requirements: To be considered for this role, here are the skills we’re looking for: Previous experience as an Engineering Lead/Manager or similar role, preferably in a Scale-up company; Experience managing Engineering Teams with 8-20 people; Software development background; Fluency in English, spoken and written; Analytical skills to evaluate information carefully Communication skills for the team management role and contact with stakeholders; Focus on detail skills in order to prevent major problems; Organizational skills for keeping track of different processes simultaneously (budgets, employees, and schedules) About the company: Knok is the answer for a world where everyone has timely access to quality care. Through a Digital Front Door strategy, we connect patients, providers and healthcare professionals in one place. ISO 27001 certified Recognised as #3 in Deloitte’s Technology. Fast 50 2023 Portugal list Proud supplier of the G-cloud 13 Framework. Top 10 Telemedicine Solution Providers in 2021 by Healthcare Tech Outlook. At Knok, we dare to lead and humanize the digital transformation of healthcare. We envision a world where everyone has timely access to quality healthcare through digital technology, creating a more equal society. We genuinely believe in it and you can recognize it in every person who embraces this mission. We are rapidly growing, delivering augmented telemedicine on 4 continents, and we have barely begun! Your Recruiter: Flávia, Senior Talent Acquisition @ Effitalents is your recruiter. Feel free to contact her for more information!