Director of Engineering

The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination. n8n is the open AI workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we're changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact. Since our founding in 2019, we've grown into a diverse team of over 160 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we've: Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders Earned 145k+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world's Top 40 most popular projects Been ranked as one of Europe's most promising privately held SaaS startups (4th in Sifted's 2025 B2B SaaS Rising 100) Raised $240m to date, from Sequoia's first German seed to our recent $180m Series C - bringing us to a $2.5bn valuation And are grateful for our 94 eNPS score (most companies would call 70 excellent) That's the company we've built. Now we'd love to see what you can build. If you're applying, try n8n out - whether you're technical or not - and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: We're in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us. Director of Engineering – Enterprise Your main goal will be to scale and lead n8n's enterprise and cloud-facing engineering teams. Driving faster delivery, higher quality, and stronger execution across our core enterprise features and platform. To do so, you'll own a key part of our engineering organization, supporting multiple teams and leaders responsible for the systems that power enterprise readiness, reliability, and growth. BUILD AND SCALE HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS Lead and grow multiple engineering teams responsible for enterprise features like 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 DRIVE DELIVERY, QUALITY, AND RELIABILITY Improve engineering velocity, code quality, and operational excellence across teams Oversee incident response, reliability standards, and production readiness for n8n cloud Ensure technical and managerial excellence, implementing scalable systems and processes LEAD STRATEGY AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL EXECUTION 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 Must-haves You are kind, driven and align with our operating principles Engineering leadership at scale: You have several years of experience leading multiple engineering teams and directly managing Engineering Managers in a high-growth, high-performing environment, ideally within a complex, product-led SaaS organization. Strong technical depth: You can dive into architecture and operations discussions with senior ICs while staying focused on outcomes Delivery and quality mindset: You've built systems and processes that measurably improve velocity, reliability, and technical standards Enterprise SaaS experience: You've delivered and scaled enterprise-grade SaaS features such as SSO, RBAC, audit logging, and observability Operational excellence: You understand incident response, on-call processes, and running SaaS platforms in production Coaching and communication: You're known for developing leaders, giving clear direction, and aligning teams toward shared goals Location: Based in Berlin or within ±1 hour of Berlin time zone Nice-to-haves High-growth SaaS experience: You've 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: You've influenced engineering culture, DEI, or hiring practices 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. Our company language is English. You care about diversity and inclusion? We do too Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n ( ). Location disclaimer If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future. Competitive compensation – We offer fair and attractive pay. Ownership – Our core value is to "empower others," and we mean it—you'll get a slice of n8n with equity. Work/life balance – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge: Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are. US: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are. Health & wellness – Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.* US: Comprehensive medical (PPO 1200), dental, and vision plans. Future planning – Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.* Financial security – Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.* US: Short-term & long-term disability insurance, life & AD&DD coverage, and additional hospital coverage. Career growth – We hire rising stars who grow with us You'll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills. A passionate team – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it Remote-first – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description. Giving back – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about. AI enablement – We believe in working smarter—everyone gets an unlimited AI budget to explore and use the best tools to boost productivity and creativity. Transparency – We all know what everyone's working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang. An ambitious but kind culture – People love working here—our eNPS for 2024 is 94 Country-specific details are provided in your contract. #J-18808-Ljbffr