Director of Engineering – Catalogue (m|w|d)

Skills & Requirements

• Several years of experience leading multiple software engineering teams, ideally in a Director, Head of Engineering, Senior Engineering Manager or comparable role.
• Proven experience leading through Engineering Managers or other engineering leaders, rather than primarily managing individual contributors directly.
• A track record of improving engineering performance, delivery predictability and accountability across multiple teams.
• Strong technical credibility based on a Software Engineering background and the ability to challenge and guide senior engineers on architecture and technical direction without needing to be hands-on in the code.
• Experience driving organizational or engineering transformation and creating environments with clear ownership, autonomy and high performance.
• Strong understanding of modern, cloud-native software engineering environments and distributed systems.
• Strong Product Engineering mindset: you connect technical decisions and engineering investments to customer and business outcomes.
• Experience partnering with senior Product and business stakeholders and navigating competing priorities and dependencies.

At idealo you can expect

• You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.
• And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers free organic breakfast, excellent free lunch (vegan and vegetarian), as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.
• In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme-Familienservice .
• You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket - and it's environmentally friendly, too!
• Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.
• And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

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Posted Nov 02, 2026