About Tradeshift
Tradeshift is a unicorn in the fintech industry. We are disrupting a typically stagnant environment by connecting companies of all sizes and providing them with the platform and network needed to create value from old processes like procurement, invoicing, payments, and workflow. We recognize that business is both messy and social - two revelations that have driven the development of Tradeshift, a platform for all your business interactions.

Tradeshift wants to connect all businesses in the world on one platform to make it easy for everyone to do business. This is truly an ambitious goal but also a goal that we very much believe in. In order to get there we need to scale and in order to scale we also need the right leadership in place, which means we are looking for an Engineering Team Lead to join our Technical Enablement team in the Customer Support organization in Copenhagen.

You will have a small team so we are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills that knows how to motivate people and to create a friendly atmosphere in a high performance environment. We are looking for someone who knows how to support and guide professional growth and individual growth and can set clear goals and expectations and knows how to give relevant feedback.In addition to people management, you will also be responsible for writing code, working alongside your team and being responsible for the quality and output.  You can look at the big picture, set the technical direction of the team, analyze different situations and make decisions on the best way forward. To be successful you will need to have a deep technical knowledge and be creative while developing, while maintaining a high standard of quality. 

Responsibilities: 

• People management responsibility - facilitate career growth, resolve conflicts, etc

• Driving your team - work with 1-3 developers, facilitate their process, create commitment with the team on deliverables etc.

• Technical development responsibility - be responsible for the technical quality of solutions that you and your team produce

• Understand the business requirements and the context of your product areas

• Provide input and make decisions on priorities with the help of your manager and other stakeholders

• Strong sense of accountability

• Be a part of a truly global organization - Tradeshift is a multicultural company with 30+ nationalities spread across offices in several time zones

Skills:

• Strong people management skills

• Strong in PHP development

• Creative thinker

• Strong communication skills to different audiences, whether it be to engineers or business stakeholders

• Strong prioritization skills

• Strong planning and organization skills

• Ability to make decisions

• Able to balance short term and long term deliverables

Experience: 

• Leadership and management of developers - diversity in experience in technologies and cultures is good

• Individual contributor doing software engineering - you know your stuff and you are creative

• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with agile software development processes - with the execution, organization and prioritization

• Worked with SaaS solutions

• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable startup culture and environment

• It would be nice if you have experience with Customer Support infrastructure

Location
Our Bucharest office is full of “rebels” - people who like to challenge the status quo. We’re a fun group always looking for ways to make an impact and we enjoy the freedom and autonomy we are allowed in our jobs. 

Culture 
Our culture began day one when three Danes poured their heart and soul into creating a platform that could connect every business in the world. We expect each employee to approach their work with the same amount of pride and passion. One day you might find us having a ping pong match in the middle of the work day, and then you’ll find us handing off projects to colleagues in different time zones so we can continue progress around the clock. 

TradeShifters come from various backgrounds and nations, and we all thrive off challenging the status quo. We take pride in nurturing employee happiness, encouraging personal development, and welcoming teammates from all walks of life.

Why you might like working here:

• You love autonomy and the freedom to get your work done how you want 
• You like sharing your opinions and feeling like they matter
• You want to work for a company that requires you to bring your whole self to work every day: brains, heart, and guts.
• Ambitious international startup, and agile environment in Bucharest, Romania
• Competitive compensation package
• Career and professional development opportunities (workshops, trainings etc.)
• Trips to design-camps for working with and learning from professionals in other countries
• Flexible work hours
• Company laptop provided
• Medical Subscription
• Meal tickets of 15 lei value for each working day
• Free drinks & snacks daily, fresh fruits every Monday and Wednesday
• Safe outdoor bike parking spot
• Access to Bookster
• Friendly and relaxed working atmosphere
• Relaxing spots, games - ping pong, board games
• Fun team-bonding events such as Team Camps, Hack-a-thons, Game & Field Days,
• Welcome Breakfast, Happy Hours, Birthdays Celebrations and more!