Head of Engineering (f/m/d)

About Us

What if your work could drive change in a globally established industry, shaping processes that touch every corner of the world? At Forto, we are at the forefront of change, harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise logistics. We want to reinvent digital supply chains to be transparent, frictionless and sustainable. From day one, our mission has been to simplify global trade – creating a seamless and efficient logistics process.

About The Role

As Forto’s strategic and people-oriented Head of Engineering for Co-Pilot and PAW, you will drive the evolution of three service fulfillment product teams, focusing on the following core tasks:

• Leading the architectural strategy and decision-making for key service fulfillment teams, with a specific focus on critical AI projects.
• Engaging with technical leaders and stakeholders to ensure technical strategies aligning with broader business goals and are cohesive across the entire tech organization.
• Building, mentoring, and inspiring a high-performing engineering team capable of tackling complex logistics challenges.
• Fostering a collaborative, innovative culture that promoting continuous learning and improvement.
• Guiding and supporting skilled engineering teams, fostering unity, and empowering individual members to deliver significant results.
• Driving the continuous improvement of our products, focusing on tracking key metrics to enhancing performance, maintainability, and scalability.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the architectural decision-making and strategy for some of our key service fulfillment teams, including our critical AI projects.
• Ensure the continuous improvement of our products, tracking metrics, and ensuring that we continue to enhance our performance, maintainability and scalability
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing engineering team to tackle complex logistics challenges. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging continuous learning and improvement across the team.
• Guide and support skilled engineering teams to foster unity and empower each member to deliver significant results.
• Engage with tech leaders and stakeholders to ensure our technical strategies support broader business objectives and are cohesive across the tech organization
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• 8+ years in increasingly Senior responsibilities within Software Engineering; 4+ years in Engineering Management.
• Deep expertise in cloud-native system architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, and modern DevOps/CI/CD practices.
• Fluent English language skills with communication skills to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of creating technology roadmaps that align with business KPIs, balancing delivery speed, risk, and quality.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Product leadership and drive cross-functional change to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• A history of attracting senior talent, mentoring engineering leaders, and managing performance to uplevel existing teams.
• Experience building psychological safety and “blameless” cultures within agile, distributed, and multi-national organizations.
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Previous experience as a “Head of”.
  
  

Don’t fit all of our criteria? That’s okay! We know that you might be hesitant to apply if you don’t meet all our requirements, but here at Forto, we pride ourselves on embracing diverse perspectives and celebrating potential. If you are passionate about this position and the Forto values, please apply anyway. There could be a place for you in this role – or another one that’s a perfect fit!

Why work with us?

Our team is hard-working, constantly seeking to maximise the impact of their work, but we put our people first, always winning with care. We value efficient systems and swift, direct communication. We want everyone to have their time to speak, so that we can embrace diverse perspectives to help drive towards solutions always.