Jurgen Wiehan
Director of Engineering
Experience
Oct 2022 - Present
3 years 3 monthsBerlin, Germany
Director of Engineering
Wunderflats
- Reporting directly to the CEO.
- Responsible for all things in the engineering space including software engineering, architecture and quality assurance.
- Led a team of around 25 cross functional team members including frontend, backend and fullstack engineers.
- Aligned engineering strategies with organisation strategy through clearly identifiable OKRs.
- Introduced Team Topologies and Scrum, ensuring less hand-offs between teams and improving their efficiencies which resulted in more impactful solutions for our customers.
- Lead the technology due diligence process for an M&A decision.
- Spearheaded the re-architecture of our product from monolith to microservices, reducing technical debt and enabling expansion into new markets.
- Managed a budget of around €2m, optimising costs by introducing SaaS solutions and replacing homegrown systems.
- Negotiated vendor contracts, reducing costs by at least 10% and improving service delivery.
- Set clear expectations and goals for engineers ensuring their continued growth within the organisation.
- Technology stacks included React, Node.js, MongoDB and GCP.
Apr 2018 - Oct 2022
4 years 7 monthsIndia
Country Manager (India) / Director of Engineering
Euromonitor International
- Responsible for global software engineering teams (engineers and QA) and successful operations as Country Manager.
- Led a software engineering team of around 80 people, which I grew from just 4 software engineers.
- Led a team of 8 people in finance, HR, and operations.
- Drove the migration to cloud native technologies moving us away from on-premise solutions, thereby increasing our efficiency and resilience.
- Owned a multi-million £ budget which included people and technologies.
- Introduced a delivery-focused mentality throughout engineering teams through Scrum.
- Country Manager for over 10 years, promoting collaboration and stability in local leadership.
- Expert in the Microsoft stack including Azure, .NET, C#, SQL.
Dec 2011 - Mar 2018
6 years 4 monthsCape Town, South Africa
Country Manager (South Africa) / Head of Software Engineering
Euromonitor International
- Established strong collaboration between global teams, improving efficiency in software delivery and reducing downtime.
- Managed technical and business operations, ensuring alignment between engineering strategy and corporate objectives.
Aug 2008 - Nov 2011
3 years 4 monthsTeam Leader
Euromonitor International
- Built and scaled the South African engineering team, introducing best practices for Agile development and cloud adoption.
- Led a team of developers, implementing C# and .NET-based solutions to enhance product performance and reliability.
Feb 2002 - Jul 2008
6 years 6 months.Net & Senior Developer
Euromonitor International
Summary
Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience scaling teams (from 4 to 80 engineers), leading technical transformations, and driving business growth through strategic engineering leadership. Proven success in re-architecting products, optimising vendor contracts, and implementing Agile methodologies to improve delivery speed and efficiency.
I'm passionate about solving engineering challenges, and I thrive on building high-performing teams and empowering them to innovate and deliver value to our customers. As a leader, I've had the opportunity and honour of leading many employees and I believe I excel at bridging the gap between engineering and business.
Skills
Leadership & Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Mentorship And Coaching
- Okrs And Kpis
- Scaling Engineering Teams
- Dora Metrics
- Agile Methodologies
- Team Topologies
- Scrum
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Financial Management
Technology & Architecture
- Azure
- Gcp
- Ci/cd
- Microservices
- Monoliths
- C#
- Sql
- React
- Node.js
- Mongodb
- Cloudflare
Languages
English
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateEducation
Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
Cape Tech / Durbanville College
Diploma · Information Technology · Cape Town, South Africa
Certifications & licenses
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
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