Director of Engineering

Our client is one of Europe’s most influential digital media powerhouses, reaching over 25 million monthly users globally through its premium digital platforms. With a strong footprint in publishing, classifieds and digital media, they combine content, technology and distribution at enormous scale. Their infrastructure powers high-traffic platforms embedded into everyday digital life across Europe.

Role Overview:

You will join as a Director of Engineering, leading a ~30-person division responsible for a mission-critical product within a large-scale European digital media ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 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.
• Comfortable operating in high-visibility, business-critical environments.

If you’re excited to lead a strong engineering organisation within a European media group reaching tens of millions of users and shaping how digital content is delivered across markets, this is a rare opportunity to combine technical leadership with real strategic influence.