Engineering Director, Platform

Do you want to help us unleash the secret to how happy employees create a happy business? We are an innovative, agile, and continuously growing modern tech company on a path to improving the work lives of millions around the world. 

We develop workforce management solutions - software that makes scheduling and time reporting more smooth and more flexible for almost a million users worldwide

We value passion, quality, innovation, trust, and collaboration. You'll be given the opportunity to make an impact and directly contribute to our success, bring new ideas, and have full ownership of your area.

Are you curious and ready to take the first steps on an awesome journey and make magic happen with us? As a member of Quinyx, you will be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is allowed to be themselves and thrive.

We have a hybrid working set up and therefore you will be required to attend our Stockholm office minimum twice per week.

About the role 

As Engineering Director, Platform , you'll lead the engineering function within a key product area, reporting directly to the CTO and working closely with the Product Director. Together, you'll shape the roadmap, define strategy, and ensure delivery excellence aligned with Quinyx's vision.

You'll oversee multiple multidisciplinary delivery teams , including Product Managers, Engineers, QA, and Designers, focusing on driving engineering excellence and platform scalability. Managing and mentoring 25-35 engineers across teams and locations, you'll foster collaboration, cohesion, and technical leadership.

What you'll be doing

• Serve as a member of the R&D Senior Management Team (SMT) , helping shape and review product proposals to align with company-wide goals.
• Lead platform engineering strategy , ensuring speed, security, and robustness across infrastructure and product delivery.
• Own infrastructure design, scalability, reliability, and security , with strong cost control and performance optimization of cloud resources.
• Define and implement best practices, KPIs, and procedural strategies for cross-team efficiency and high-quality output.
• Collaborate with other Engineering Directors to plan resources, resolve technical challenges , and align on organizational priorities.
• Manage budgeting, resourcing, and strategic planning for a 25-person department of Architects, Backend, DevOps, and QA engineers across multiple offices.
• Partner with the Commercial and M&A teams on acquisition activities, including technical due diligence, compliance, and integration planning.

What you'll bring to the team

• Excellent communicator and collaborator, able to engage across all organizational levels.
• Former hands-on Platform Engineer (DevOps or SRE background preferred).
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills , with experience managing multiple teams and senior engineers.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance short-term delivery and long-term vision .
• Creative and innovative — leveraging emerging technologies and best practices to improve processes.
• Strong judgement, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to align departmental goals with company strategy and ensure measurable success through KPIs.

What is it for you?

We promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle with flexible work hours and latest tools, enhanced vacation allowance, gym membership contribution, and last but not least, you will have the chance to participate in our well-known yearly ugly Xmas sweater competition

Life at Quinyx

We are an innovative, agile and continuously growing modern tech company. We value passion, creativity, quality and simplicity. You'll be given the opportunity to make an impact and directly contribute to our success, bring new ideas and have full ownership of your area.

Our global team, of 30 nationalities, have fun together whether it is during a typical Swedish Fika, workshop, going for a run with a colleague or spending time together during our regular after-work socials. We have built a family atmosphere here at Quinyx and are committed to share knowledge and support one another

Want to join the family?

At Quinyx, we provide equal employment opportunities and we strive to have an inclusive and diverse value-driven culture. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability or Veteran status.

Happy Workforce, Happy Business

All candidates are subject to background checks.