TL;DR
Director Of Engineering (Digital Media): Leading a 30-person engineering division responsible for a mission-critical product within a large-scale European digital media ecosystem with an accent on defining and executing engineering strategy and driving engineering excellence. Focus on architectural evolution of distributed systems, collaborating with product and commercial leadership, and ensuring alignment with strategic growth objectives.
Location: Berlin
Salary: EUR 130k-160k
Company
Our client is one of Europe’s most influential digital media powerhouses, reaching over 25 million monthly users globally through its premium digital platforms.
What you will do
- Define and execute the engineering strategy for a major business-critical tribe serving enterprise and distribution partners.
- Lead and mentor multiple engineering managers across a number of specialised teams.
- Guide the architectural evolution of distributed systems operating at a continental scale.
- Collaborate closely with senior product and commercial leadership to align technology with strategic growth objectives.
- Drive organisational design, hiring strategy and engineering excellence across the tribe.
- Act as a senior technical leader with substantial autonomy and ownership.
Requirements
- Background in large-scale digital media ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of distributed architectures, reliability engineering and performance optimisation.
- Proven leadership experience within complex engineering organisations.
- Experience managing managers or overseeing multiple teams is highly valued.
- Strategic mindset combined with strong technical credibility.
- Familiarity with backend ecosystems and large-scale infrastructure.