Director of Engineering | Remote | Europe

n8n is an open 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 community and 500+ builder‑approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.

Role Overview

As the Lead of Core Experience engineering, your main goal will be to lead and scale n8n’s Core Experience engineering organization – helping multiple product teams deliver excellent user experiences, strong technical foundations, and ambitious AI‑native product innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams across Core Experience.
• Design the organization for scale across a multi‑team area that includes established product surfaces and a growing cluster of AI‑focused teams.
• Foster a high‑performance, high‑ownership culture where engineers can do ambitious work, grow quickly, and stay closely connected to product impact.
• Set technical direction across your area, helping teams make sound architectural decisions and trade‑offs.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate strategy into clear priorities and execution.
• Ensure teams deliver meaningful outcomes with the right balance of speed, quality, and long‑term maintainability.
• Support and guide teams building AI‑powered product experiences, especially where we are harnessing LLMs in the product.
• Bring informed judgment to the opportunities and pitfalls of AI product development, helping teams move proactively and responsibly.
• Help shape how n8n builds products that both leverage AI internally and enable customers to build powerful AI workflows and agents themselves.
• Create the conditions for teams to operate effectively through growth, ambiguity, and changing priorities.
• Coach leaders and teams toward strong execution, healthy collaboration, and consistently high engineering standards.
• Represent the Core Experience area within the broader engineering leadership team and align its direction with company goals.

Requirements

Must‑haves

• Engineering leadership at scale: several years of experience leading multiple engineering teams and directly managing Engineering Managers in a high‑growth product organization.
• Technical strategy and roadmap ownership: ability to set direction across a broad product area and turn technical strategy into clear priorities and outcomes.
• Strong technical credibility: a strong engineering background capable of contributing meaningfully to architecture discussions and technical decision‑making.
• Coaching and people leadership: known for developing leaders, giving clear feedback, and helping teams grow in ownership, performance, and judgement.
• Product engineering experience: led product engineering teams that shipped meaningful user‑facing experiences in a fast‑moving SaaS environment.
• AI product exposure: worked on AI‑native products or led teams building AI‑powered product experiences, and can help navigate the opportunities and pitfalls of this space.
• Distributed leadership experience: comfortable leading teams across countries in a remote‑first environment.
• Execution and quality mindset: built systems and ways of working that improve delivery, maintain quality, and keep teams focused on meaningful outcomes.
• Experience in growth‑stage companies: worked in a scaling company and seen the organizational growing pains that come with building teams and processes at pace.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Developer tools or workflow automation experience: excited by technical products and have worked on developer platforms, automation tools, or adjacent categories.
• Open‑source or developer tooling interest: excited by technical products, builder communities, and the challenges that come with extensible software and automation.
• TypeScript / Node.js familiarity: experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and ability to quickly build context in our stack.
• Strong product sense: partner deeply with Product and Design and can help teams make smart trade‑offs in user‑facing areas.

EEO Statement

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.

Visa Sponsorship

We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work.

Language and Diversity

Our company language is English. You care about diversity and inclusion? Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation – we offer fair and attractive pay.
• Ownership – 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: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
• Health & wellness –
• Europe: we provide benefits according to local country norms.
• US: multiple low‑premium, low‑deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no‑cost premium HDHP option with a pre‑seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.
• Future planning –
• Europe: we provide pension contributions according to local country norms.
• US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
• Financial security –
• Europe: we provide benefits according to local country norms.
• US: company‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.
• 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.
• A passionate team – regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing.
• Remote‑first – our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off‑sites for team bonding.
• Giving back – we have $100 per month to support projects you care about.
• AI enablement – unlimited AI budget to explore and use tools to boost productivity and creativity.
• Transparency – open sharing of progress and company health.
• An ambitious but kind culture – high eNPS.
• Country‑specific details are provided in your contract.