Director Engineering, Adtech – Marketplace

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Establish the engineering vision across the Retail Media and Marketplace sectors.

• Determine the convergence or separation of platforms.

• Lead and expand an engineering team of approximately 40 engineers distributed across 5 to 7 teams.

• Foster the development of Engineering Managers and their respective teams.

• Shape the organization as the domains progress.

• Cultivate an environment that promotes clear ownership and autonomy.

• Oversee delivery, reliability, architecture, and management of technical debt.

• Enhance engineering maturity, enabling teams to operate swiftly without sacrificing quality.

• Collaborate on roadmaps with Product and Commercial teams.

• Link engineering priorities to metrics such as take rate, advertiser ROAS, seller economics, and contribution margin.

• Lead engineering partnerships with external platforms, integrators, and agencies.

• Make decisions regarding build, buy, and partner strategies.

• Supervise integrations, SLAs, and vendor performance.

• Report directly to the Executive Director of Engineering / VP of Engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in leading multiple engineering teams through managers or leads.

• Proven experience in successfully guiding organizations through substantial changes, such as domain mergers, scope expansion, or platform replacements.

• Background in leading the development of commercial B2B platforms, including marketplace, retail media, ad tech, payments, or seller/partner platforms.

• Experience with high-traffic and transactional systems.

• Strong technical judgment complemented by commercial acumen.

• Ability to align engineering decisions with business outcomes.

• Confidence in collaborating with senior Product and Commercial stakeholders.

• Proven track record of driving measurable enhancements in engineering excellence.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing external partners, and balancing competing priorities.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Membership package for Urban Sports Club (M).

• Customized work-from-home arrangement, including up to 20 days per year to work from anywhere within the EU.

• A variety of internal and external training opportunities.

• 30 days of paid vacation annually.

• An additional day off on Rosenmontag.

• Option to take up to 10 days of unpaid leave after one year of employment.

• Company pension scheme.

• Access to a dedicated external consultant for pension guidance and advice.