Account Engineering Lead
1 day ago
Madrid
Responsibilities • Lead and oversee the engineering and development team dedicated to the account, ensuring high-quality delivery and technical excellence, • Work closely with strategy teams to identify where technology can unlock commercial opportunities, • Translate account and client needs into actionable technical work, helping scope and shape opportunities and projects, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, • Support with the overall account engagement and management – acting as the bridge between commercial and strategic goals and technical execution, • Work with account teams requiring technology-related support, providing expert input and delivery oversight, • Ensure robust engineering practices, effective prioritisation, and alignment with account’s delivery standards, • Manage, mentor and develop technical staff on the account and on projects as required (software developers, data engineers, AI or other), • Oversee delivery quality – providing architectural input, reviewing coding, and helping to resolve complex technical challenges where needed, • Drive innovation and challenge current systems and processes to deliver scalable, efficient, and commercially impactful outcomes What makes a great candidate • Experience leading or mentoring software and engineering teams, ideally within consulting or client-facing environments, • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills – able to operate confidently with both technical teams and business partners, • Excellent programming and system design skills, with hands-on experience in object-oriented language/s (Java, C#/.NET, C++ or Python), • Proven ability to translate commercial goals and client requirements into structured, technically sound work, • Strong understanding of software architecture, scalable system design, and cloud technologies (Azure or AWS), • An entrepreneurial, proactive mindset – someone who takes ownership, thrives on collaboration, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and seeks to drive meaningful impact, • A desire to understand business problems, build domain knowledge, and align technology with commercial outcomes, • The ability to communicate clearly and professionally with our clients as well as team members The following are non-negotiable: • Bachillerato grades of 9.0 and above, and at least a 7.0 in a bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, a hard science, or a related field from a top university, • 3+ years experience