Director of Engineering

n8n is an open AI workflow orchestration platform that empowers technical teams to automate faster and smarter. Since 2019 we have grown to a diverse team of over 160 creators and builders across Europe and the US. Role Overview Director of Engineering – Enterprise. Scale and lead n8n’s enterprise and cloud‑facing engineering teams. Drive faster delivery, higher quality and stronger execution across core enterprise features and n8n.cloud platform. Responsibilities Lead and grow multiple engineering teams responsible for enterprise features such as SSO, audit logging, observability and the n8n cloud platform. Manage, coach and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs, building a manager‑of‑managers structure over time. Design the organization, hire exceptional talent and foster a high‑performance, high‑ownership culture. Improve engineering velocity, code quality and operational excellence across teams. Oversee incident response, reliability standards and production readiness for n8n cloud. Collaborate closely with Product, Infrastructure and GTM to deliver impactful enterprise features and internal systems. Represent the Enterprise org within the broader engineering leadership team. Drive adoption of best practices and outcome‑oriented planning while aligning with company OKRs. Requirements Kind, driven and aligned with our operating principles. Engineering leadership at scale: Several years leading multiple engineering teams and managing Engineering Managers in a high‑growth SaaS organization. Strong technical depth: Architecture and operations discussions with senior ICs while focusing on outcomes. Delivery and quality mindset: Built systems and processes that measurably improve velocity, reliability and technical standards. Enterprise SaaS experience: Delivered and scaled enterprise‑grade SaaS features such as SSO, RBAC, audit logging and observability. Operational excellence: Incident response, on‑call processes and running SaaS platforms in production. Coaching and communication: Developed leaders, gave clear direction and aligned teams toward shared goals. Location: Based in Berlin or within ±1 hour of Berlin time zone. Nice‑to‑have High‑growth SaaS experience: Operated in a scaling B2B SaaS environment. Developer tools & automation: Familiarity with developer platforms, low‑code/no‑code or workflow automation products. Open source ethos: Experience with fair‑code or open‑source business models. Distributed leadership: Comfortable leading teams across time zones. Platform excellence: Background in DevOps, platform engineering or SRE. Culture builder: Influenced engineering culture, DEI or hiring practices. Benefits Competitive compensation. Ownership – equity slice. Work/life balance – 30 vacation days in Europe, 15 in the US, plus public holidays. Health & wellness – Europe: local country norms; US: comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans. Future planning – Europe: pension contributions; US: 401(k) retirement plan. Financial security – Europe: local country norms; US: disability, life and AD&D coverage and hospital coverage. Career growth – €1K per year to spend on courses, books, events or coaching. A passionate team – regular hackathons and building the coolest product. Remote‑first – team works remotely across Europe with off‑site bonding; some roles hybrid. Giving back – $100 per month to support open source projects you care about. AI enablement – unlimited AI budget to boost productivity. Transparency – whole‑company visibility of what we’re building and how the company is doing. An ambitious but kind culture – eNPS 94. n8n is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country you need to have existing right to work. #J-18808-Ljbffr