Overview

Engineering Squad Lead

(Hybrid)

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 82,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
• Life insurance financed by the employer
• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
• Wellbeing programme for employees
• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
• Employee referral programme

What’s the job?

About the role

As part of the Data and Integration Engineering domain, this role sits within the Integration Platform Services. You will act as a people manager, responsible not only for the delivery and maintenance of key integration platform capabilities, but also for fostering a high-performing, motivated, and collaborative team environment. This includes setting clear goals, supporting professional growth, and ensuring team alignment with strategic objectives. Additionally, you will drive governance and best practices across all solutions deployed on the platform, playing a pivotal role in maintaining its stability, scalability, and value to the organization.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the delivery output of the Integration Engineering squad, ensuring high-quality and timely results.
• Oversee governance of all solutions deployed on the Integration Platform, maintaining compliance with standards and best practices.
• Monitor platform performance, define success metrics, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as a key contributor to the internal Knowledge Base, ensuring platform documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and of high quality.
• Provide line management for squad members, offering coaching, feedback, and support for individual career development and progression.
• Manage the financial aspects of the platform and squad, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.
• Maintain responsibility for platform and associated tool licensing, ensuring compliance and effective usage.
• Report on squad and platform delivery progress to the Engineering Manager in a clear and structured manner.
• Collaborate on technical direction and improvements within the broader Data and Integration Engineering Chapter.

What you’ll bring

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in leading and line-managing high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on motivation, development, and coaching
• Strong ability to build and nurture a collaborative team culture focused on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Skilled in setting clear goals and aligning team delivery with business and technical strategy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence both senior stakeholders and technical specialists
• Experience in driving team performance through regular feedback, 1:1s, and career development planning
• Solid understanding of event-driven and API-based architecture
• Knowledge of Confluent data streaming platform, GraphQL and Tyk API Gateway Management or similar
• Familiarity with integration design principles, platform governance, and modern integration patterns
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

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