VP of Engineering
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 80 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
VP of Engineering
Berlin, Onsite | €200-300k + Equity
What Makes This Role Exciting
Own engineering end to end (execution, quality, reliability, and people), reporting to our CTO at Almedia, Germany's fastest-growing company by YoY revenue.
Shape a lean, high-performing team with AI as core to the way the team ships.
Get engineers onto the highest-impact work, with a shared way of prioritising alongside Product and Design.
Your Mission
Partner with the executive team, Product, and Design to turn ideas into experiments and successful releases.
Make AI-native workflows the default, cutting the time from hypothesis to live experiment to decision, so more experiments reach customers without more defects.
Build a QA function that prevents defects and keeps the site reliably up, with the authority to surface release risk early.
Build the leadership bench and engineering culture that let the org keep compounding.
What You Bring
Hands-on leader, strong in JavaScript/TypeScript, who writes and reviews code. This is how everyone operates here, starting with our CTO.
Already rethought how a team works with AI and shipped faster because of it.
Bonus: React Native, Python, data pipelines.
Your Track Record
Scaled engineering organisations through significant business growth, developing engineering managers.
Led Frontend, Backend, and Reliability functions, and know how to design the operating model that lets them move together at speed.
Partnered closely with Product and Design, turning business priorities into a shared roadmap.
Know how to connect engineering decisions to business outcomes, not just delivery metrics.
Why Almedia?
Grow With Almedia: Own meaningful equity in a company that's 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.