Engineering Team Leader

Engineering Team Lead – Build the Future of AI-Driven Marketing 🚀 We’re reshaping the digital automotive ecosystem across Europe - and we’ve been doing it since 2010. Our edge? Europe’s largest R&D department fully dedicated to automotive digital products, and a bold vision centered on AI-first innovation. From CRM and websites to lead generation and reputation management, we build products that truly move the industry forward. The Role: Lead with Vision, Build with Purpose We’re looking for an Engineering Team Lead to drive one of our flagship products: PredictSpark - an AI-powered predictive marketing campaign platform that helps automotive brands anticipate customer behavior and deliver smarter, high-impact campaigns. You’ll be a hands-on technical leader, a mentor, and a problem-solver with a solution-first mindset. You’ll guide your team through complex challenges while embracing AI as a core part of how we build, think, and deliver.

Requirements: What You’ll Do: Grow and mentor an engineering team, fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning. Act as a technical role model and trusted decision-maker. Work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to solve complex problems with scalable solutions. Drive delivery excellence with a strong focus on real business impact. Promote modern software development best practices, clean architecture, and agile methodologies. Encourage pragmatic decision-making with a “solution first” approach. Help push our AI-first culture forward - we already use AI extensively, and you’ll help shape what’s next. Ensure AI is thoughtfully embedded into workflows, features, and engineering practices. Continuously assess team performance, processes, and delivery, using feedback and data to improve how we work. What You Bring: Proven leadership experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced, product-driven environments. Strong backend expertise, especially with PHP (Symfony). Frontend awareness, with practical experience or solid understanding of Vue.js, jQuery, or similar frameworks. Data fluency, across both relational and non-relational databases. Architectural strength, including design patterns, scalability, and maintainability. DevOps mindset, with experience in CI/CD pipelines and modern delivery practices. AI mindset — curious, experimental, and eager to leverage AI to build better products and teams. A people-first attitude, with genuine passion for coaching, feedback, and team growth.

Benefits: Work pattern and location 40 hours a week, Permanent Contract Monday to Friday Hybrid (2x a week in the office) Office based in Milan Benefits Meal Vouchers (€7 per working day) Individual training paths Opportunity to develop and move within the company National and international mobility options Yearly team activities Food canteen at the office What you can expect from the recruitment process: HR interview Hiring manager interview Technical interview C-level interview MotorK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any kind. Our company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at MotorK are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.