Director of Engineering

Department: Tech

Location: Berlin

Compensation: €150K – €240K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

Employment Type: FullTime

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).

We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

About you

• You are a hands on engineering leader with strong JavaScript and TypeScript experience across frontend and backend.

• You enjoy simplifying complexity and turning ideas into clear, executable plans.

• You have experience leading Frontend, Backend, and Reliability teams and scaling engineering organisations.

• You are a natural leader who sets high standards, attracts strong talent, and builds trust across teams.

• You are highly driven, accountable, and comfortable owning outcomes.

• Bonus experience includes React Native, Python, and data pipelines.

Your mission

• Own engineering execution and ensure technical plans are delivered reliably and at high quality.

• Set clear ownership across teams and continuously improve engineering processes.

• Ensure predictable delivery as the company scales, without compromising reliability or quality.

• Partner closely with Product Managers to keep execution pragmatic, focused, and impact driven.

Your impact

• Make the engineering organisation faster, more reliable, and more effective.

• Reduce bottlenecks through clear ownership and strong technical leadership.

• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture that attracts and retains top talent.

• Improve collaboration and alignment across product, engineering, and other stakeholders.

Your toolkit

• Strong expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript across frontend and backend.

• Proven experience leading teams and delivering clear, detailed implementation plans.

• Ability to mentor engineers and consistently raise the bar for technical quality and delivery.

• Bonus experience with React Native, Python, and data pipelines.

What makes this role exciting

• Lead engineering in a fast scaling, profitable company.

• Build a lean, high performing engineering organisation with strong ownership.

• Influence both short term execution and long term platform strategy.

• Work closely with the CTO and play a key role in shaping the future of the platform and the team.

Why Almedia?

• Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success.

• Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one.

• Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.

• Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.

• We Listen: We regularly add to our benefits through rigorous employee feedback.

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We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.