Vice President of Engineering

Coders Connect has partnered with a high-growth Series A seeking a VP Engineering. They are an eCommerce technology company helping mid-sized consumer brands scale globally across marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and TikTok Shop 🌍

The company operates as an AI-driven operating layer between brands and marketplaces, managing listings, pricing, advertising, logistics, compliance, and analytics. This enables brands to expand internationally without building large internal marketplace teams.

They are now entering a critical growth phase as it prepares for Series B 📈

This role is about defining how engineering scales next.

Why This Role Matters

As VP of Engineering, you will define and evolve the engineering operating model as the company grows.

You will:

• Establish how engineering operates day to day
• Set the standard for accountability, delivery, and leadership
• Turn roadmaps into measurable outcomes
• Create clarity, ownership, and momentum across teams
• Scale execution without chaos, burnout, or heroics

We believe exceptional teams are built through trust, clarity, and high standards not fear or micromanagement 💜

What You Will Do

Execution & Delivery

• Own engineering delivery across squads from planning through to outcomes
• Drive predictable execution with realistic timelines and transparent progress
• Hold teams accountable to commitments and roadmap goals
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and delivery gaps
• Run focused, high-signal sprints with clear priorities

Leadership & Culture

• Lead and scale an engineering organisation of 30–50+ people (proven scaling experience required)
• Build a high-performance culture grounded in clarity, ownership, and psychological safety
• Coach engineering managers and senior engineers to own results, not just activity
• Implement strong feedback, performance, and growth frameworks
• Partner closely with the CTO to challenge assumptions, navigate trade-offs, and raise standards

Hiring & Team Building

• Scale hiring thoughtfully and efficiently
• Build a strong bench of engineering managers and tech leads
• Ensure structured, fair onboarding and progression processes
• Continuously raise the talent bar while supporting growth at every level

You do not need to code daily. However, you must be comfortable challenging architectural decisions, system design, and technical trade-offs.

Who This Role Is For

This role is designed for an experienced engineering leader who thrives in scale-up environments and values real ownership.

You may currently be a VP of Engineering, Director of Engineering, or a senior technical leader ready for a broader mandate.

You will thrive here if you:

• Have led multi-team engineering organisations at meaningful scale
• Enjoy building teams, culture, and operating models
• Balance high standards with empathy and clarity
• Make decisive trade-offs and difficult calls when needed
• Care deeply about outcomes over optics
• Value collaboration, inclusion, and psychological safety

We care far more about leadership capability, judgement, and mindset than perfect CVs or titles 🌱

Tech Environment

• Cloud-native architecture on AWS
• Serverless and microservices structured around domain-driven design
• Infrastructure as code using CDK
• Backend: Java, Quarkus, GraalVM
• Frontend: React and Typescript

You do not need experience with every tool listed. Experience leading modern distributed systems at scale matters most 💻

Location & Package

• Ideally based in or near Luxembourg (London or Madrid also possible)
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity participation 💸