What will you do?

Lead, mentor and grow a team of engineers (4 engineers, mostly senior), and lead the recruitment and build-out of a second team.  Manage one of Hippo's top strategic engineering spaces – Hippo Plus – end‑to‑end, from technical direction to delivery. 
Introduce structure, processes, and good engineering practices.
Collaborate with talented Product Managers to manage the team’s project roadmap, clarifying requirements, and ensuring a balance of technical excellence, agility, and user benefit.
Partner closely with business stakeholders to translate business needs into engineering priorities.
Balance new feature development with the operational needs of a fast-scaling, still-validating product
Show strong technical leadership with a data‑driven mindset, focusing on excellent execution and high‑quality software, and ensuring the team delivers real business value – not just features. 
Coordinate with teams in our global locations across the US, Brazil and Poland.

We might be a match if you…

Have a strong software engineering background – you don't need to code daily, but you need to understand what's happening under the hood well enough to mentor and push back when needed
Have led a technical team before, ideally during a product's scaling stage
Have experience working with and leading distributed, remote teams across time zones
Appreciate Product as a true partner and co-owner of software products
Maintain a relentless focus on end-users, creating customer-centric solutions
Have a proven ability to build teams, develop individuals, and influence cross-functional teams and senior management
Are comfortable with ambiguity – this is a new venture, still figuring things out, and priorities can shift
Are product-minded and enjoy being close to the business side, not just the codebase
Have a high level of technical proficiency with some of Hippo's tech stack, including JavaScript/Node.js and React
Have a great command of English (both written & spoken) and Polish at least on a communicative level. 
Are available in the afternoons – we prioritize everyone's personal time and work-life fit, but since we work in multinational teams, evening meetings may be necessary to ensure smooth communication across time zones
Nice to have:
Experience in a startup-like environment 
Experience building a team from scratch
Experience working in a SOC2-compliant environment

Recruitment process:

Send us your CV – it's the best way for us to get to know you.
Meet Ola, one of our Recruiters.
Join Tomek (CIO) or Imran (Staff Engineer) for technical conversation.
Meet your Manager, Marcin (VP, Engineering Hippo Plus). 
Meet on the final stage with Alicja (VP, People).
and... welcome aboard! 👋