Head of Engineering - CDI (F/M/X)

About

✔️ FAIRLY MADE® est une scale-up française qui aide les marques de mode à devenir plus transparentes et plus durables. Sa plateforme SaaS permet aux marques de reprendre le contrôle des données de leur chaîne d'approvisionnement et d'améliorer leurs impacts environnementaux et sociaux, pas juste sur le papier, dans les faits.

Fondée en 2018 par Camille Le Gal et Laure Betsch, cette entreprise à mission en pleine hypercroissance a bouclé 20 millions d'euros de levées de fonds (dont 15M€ en 2025, menés par BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, GET Fund, ETF Partners et Frenchfounders) pour s'imposer comme LE leader d'un marché en pleine explosion.

🌿 Concrètement, Fairly Made accompagne les marques sur cinq piliers : Traçabilité, Mesure d'impact, Éco-conception, Supply Chain et Communication. De la donnée fournisseur brute jusqu'au passeport digital transparent que le consommateur final peut scanner.

🏆 En près de 8 ans, Fairly Made a accompagné plus de 150 marques et groupes dans le monde, et pas des moindres : LVMH, G-III, SMCP, Versace, Ba&sh, Paul Smith, Another Tomorrow, Siplec… Cerise sur le gâteau : Fairly Made a remporté le LVMH Best Impact Award 2026, la reconnaissance ultime de leur impact sur l'industrie 🚀

🌍 La suite ? Devenir LA référence mondiale de la mesure d'impact. Fairly Made est déjà présente à l'international avec deux bureaux supplémentaires à Milan et New York - le genre de scale-up qui pense (et grandit) à l'échelle mondiale.

🏢 Le QG parisien ? Boulevard Magenta, dans le 10ème arrondissement - en plein cœur d'un quartier vivant et bien connecté, au carrefour des dynamiques mode et tech de la capitale.

Job Description

FAIRLY MADE® is a French scale-up helping fashion brands become more transparent and sustainable. Its SaaS platform enables brands to take back control of their supply chain data and improve their environmental and social impact, not just on paper, but in practice.

Founded in 2018 by Camille Le Gal and Laure Betsch, this fast-growing mission-driven company has raised €20 million to date, including a €15 million round in 2025 led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, GET Fund, ETF Partners, and Frenchfounders. The company aims to establish itself as the leader in a rapidly expanding market.

Fairly Made supports brands across five key pillars: Traceability, Impact Measurement, Eco-design, Supply Chain, and Communication.

From raw supplier data all the way to a transparent Digital Product Passport that the end consumer can scan.

Your mission

As the Head of Engineering, you are responsible for delivering high-quality features on time while ensuring the growth of each tech team member. Along and co-construct with the CTPO your technical vision, you directly contribute to deliver the product and the tech we need to support Fairly Made growth ambitions.

1. Ensure Efficient Delivery

  • Guarantee that 100% of project milestones are met on the ones we are committed

  • Implement and improve tools and processes (Software Delivery LifeCycle) to enhance team velocity

  • React quickly to delays to minimize impact and ensure effective communication with Care and Growth department

2. Maintain a High Technical Quality Standard

  • Define and foster the culture of quality by setting ambitious goals and encouraging best practices to all team.

  • Implement tools and processes to help teams achieve near-zero bugs per month.

  • Oversee all architectural decisions and ensure clear and precise documentation.

  • Oversee the rearchitecture project

3. Manage the Tech Leads

  • Support the Tech Leads in delivering high-quality projects on time and growing as technical leaders.

  • Maintain a structured career path for the whole engineering team.

  • Ensure smooth communication on company strategy and updates to the team.

  • Be a direct challenger, both technical & managerial of the

4. Be a Key Player in Cross-Team Collaboration

  • Work closely with the CTPO and Head of Product to ensure seamless project integration across teams.

5. Act as a Business Partner to the Executive Committee

  • Understand Fairly Made’s business challenges to be a valuable sparring partner at the leadership level.

  • Have an innovation mindset regarding the use of new technologies in our practices or in our product.

Preferred Experience

Experience & profile

  • 7 to 10 years of experience, with a solid management track record (has already managed tech leads)

  • Proven experience leading change within a structured organization (change management, transmitting a technical culture)

  • Engineering degree preferred

  • Fluent in French and English

Industry background

  • Experience in B2B SaaS / product-led companies, ideally Series A to C scale-ups

  • Affinity with fashion, retail or CSR is a real plus

Professional background

  • Engineering Director / VPE / CTO of a Series A-C startup with a real engineering org (comparable size to Fairly Made or slightly smaller)

    OR

  • Engineering Manager at a larger tech company (Doctolib, Payfit, BlaBlaCar type), managing tech leads and looking for a wider scope in a smaller company

Management scope

  • Able to manage a ~15-person engineering team (10 developers, 2 Lead Devs, 3 ICs: Lead Infra, Lead Architect, Lead Data Eng)

  • No direct management of Product Managers (the 4 PMs report to the Head of PM): strong ability to collaborate as a peer

Benefits

  • 📈 Fast-growing scale-up: x3 sales growth in 1 year / team expanded from 3 to 60 people in 3 years / €5m fund-raising in 2022 and international expansion;

  • 🤝 A 360° view of the company's development: your opinion and involvement will always be welcome on related subjects;

  • 🌏 A meaningful mission: working together to make a positive impact in the textile industry

  • 🚍 50% refund of transportation or Sustainable Mobility Package (Forfait mobilité durable)

  • 🏀 Sports benefits program with GymLib

Fairly Made® is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We carefully review every application, regardless of origin, gender, age, disability, or background.

If you believe you can contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you even if your experience doesn’t match every requirement listed.

Recruitment Process

  1. HR Interview to get to know each other

  2. Technical Test at home

  3. 1h30-2h in our office: debrief Interview with Elliott, CTPO and a Lead Software Engineer followed by a meeting with a part of the team

  4. Founder Interview

  5. Reference call

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Location: Paris
  • Education Level: Master's Degree
  • Experience: > 10 years
  • Occasional remote authorized
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