VP of Engineering

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This isn’t your regular job.

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About You • 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.

Your Mission • 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.