Engineering Director chez Almedia

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 50 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.

At Almedia, you’ll:

• Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast.

• Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity.

• Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people.

• Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need.
  

Engineering Director

📍 Berlin (preferred)

About you

• Hands-on engineering leader with strong JavaScript/TypeScript experience across frontend and backend.

• Excited to simplify complexity and turn ideas into clear, executable plans.

• Experienced in leading Frontend, Backend, and Reliability teams.

• Natural leader who inspires teams, attracts top talent, and raises standards.

• Extremely driven and hardworking.

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

Your mission is to

• Take ownership of implementation and ensure technical plans are executed.

• Drive team ownership, improve and contribute to engineering processes.

• Ensure consistent delivery with high reliability and quality.

• Work closely with Product Managers to keep engineering execution-led as the company scales.

Your impact

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

• Promote clear ownership across teams to reduce bottlenecks and increase output.

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

• Improve coordination and collaboration across teams.

Your toolkit

• Must-have: Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript for frontend and backend development.

• Strong technical leadership with experience delivering detailed implementation plans.

• Ability to mentor engineers and raise the standard of team output.

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

What makes this role exciting

• Drive engineering in a rapidly scaling company.

• Build a lean, high-performing engineering organisation with top-tier talent.

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

• Work directly with the CTO and shape the future of the platform and 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.

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.