About the role

Head of Engineering leading logistics platforms, integrations, and operational tooling at global food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com. Driving scalable architecture, reliability, and engineering organisation growth.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the technical strategy for Logistics Services engineering
Lead an engineering organisation of approximately 59 people across DaaS, Integrations, and Tooling
Shape architectural evolution across integrations, operational tooling, and the DaaS platform
Partner with product and engineering counterparts to align roadmaps and prioritise investments
Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
Ensure operational stability and service reliability across high-scale systems
Build and develop engineering leadership by coaching engineering managers and senior engineers
Own hiring, retention, and team structure
Manage a multi-million-dollar engineering budget, vendor strategy, and technology investment decisions
Operate at Director, VP, and Board level and build relationships across the wider business
Consolidate shared services to reduce fragmentation and improve reliability and scalability

Significant engineering leadership experience, including several years leading large, distributed engineering organisations of 50–100+ people
Background in platform or integration engineering at scale, ideally building B2B or external-facing services in logistics, marketplace, or similarly complex domains
Technical fluency across distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native platforms
Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organisations, developing engineering managers, and establishing a culture of excellence
Experience guiding platform consolidation or shared service migrations across complex, fragmented technical landscapes
Ability to translate business objectives into a coherent technical roadmap and bring others along
Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable operating at senior levels across technical and non-technical audiences
Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD, agile delivery, and data-driven decision making
Experience managing vendors and operating with budget ownership at a significant scale

Hybrid work arrangement: 3 days a week from the Berlin or Canada office and 2 days working from home
Inclusive culture supporting diversity, belonging, and bringing one's authentic self to work
Fun, fast-paced, and supportive culture
Growth opportunities and support for professional development
Employee recognition and celebration of wins