VP of Engineering

• Own the engineering function end to end: execution, quality, reliability, and people.
• Design and evolve the engineering operating model as the company scales, defining ownership, processes, and the leadership bench.
• Partner directly with the CTO, the executive team, and Product to set technical direction and ensure delivery against company strategy.
• Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery as the company scales without compromising reliability.
• Hire, develop, and retain a strong engineering leadership team, raising the bar on talent across the org.

Your Impact

• Make the engineering organisation faster, more reliable, and more effective as we scale.
• Shape both short-term execution and long-term platform and architectural strategy.
• Build a leadership bench that lets the org keep compounding without depending on any single individual.
• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture that attracts and retains top talent in Berlin.
• Improve collaboration and alignment across product, engineering, and other stakeholders.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Lead engineering in a fast-scaling, profitable company and sit on the leadership team.
• Build a lean, high-performing engineering organisation with strong ownership.
• Shape both the platform and the team, partnering directly with the CTO and founders on the most important technical decisions.
• Real ownership of outcomes that move the business, with the autonomy and resources to deliver them.

Do you have experience in TypeScript?, * You are a senior engineering leader with strong JavaScript and TypeScript experience across frontend and backend, hands-on enough to be credible while operating at the level of the org.

• You have built and scaled engineering organisations through significant growth, including hiring and developing engineering managers and tech leads.
• You have led Frontend, Backend, and Reliability functions and know how to design the operating model that lets them work together at speed.
• You enjoy simplifying complexity and turning ambiguous strategy into clear, executable plans.
• You set high standards, attract strong talent, and build trust across teams and with the executive team.
• You are highly driven, accountable, and comfortable owning org-level outcomes.
• Bonus experience includes React Native, Python, and data pipelines.

At Almedia our mission is to engineer the future of user acquisition and revolutionize the advertising technology landscape. 

As a market leader, with our platform Freecash, we are reshaping how businesses connect with their audiences.