CareerPlan

Director of Engineering, Platform

DeutschlandFull-time2026-07-29 → 2026-10-21
Hybrid

Core

Lead the Global Developer Engineering organization to maximize leverage of engineering teams by reducing complexity through a cohesive, opinionated platform and delivering an amazing developer experience.

Role type

Director of Engineering, Platform (Strategic IC + Leadership)

Builds

Unified developer platform, core infrastructure capabilities, and cloud-native tooling for 4,000+ software engineers.

Domain

Global on-demand delivery platform, cloud-native infrastructure, multi-cloud architecture.

Required skills

Platform engineering strategy, multi-cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), microservices, containerization, observability, team scaling, cost optimization, stakeholder management, mentorship.

Preferred skills

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Go, microservices, event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

Define and execute platform and infrastructure strategy aligned with business objectives; champion a platform-as-a-product mindset to deliver self-service capabilities; lead and scale a global engineering organization of 50+ platform engineers; guide engineering managers and align embedded platform teams across global subsidiaries; oversee architecture and rollout of automated, secure cloud infrastructure.

Seniority

Director level, strategic thought leader, mentor for engineering leaders.