Director of Engineering (Denmark)

Job summary

This role involves leading and scaling a global engineering organization in a high-scale, data-intensive environment. The position requires a blend of strategic leadership and technical oversight to ensure the delivery of reliable and high-performance systems that manage large volumes of digital traffic.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing engineering managers in SaaS, Ad Tech, or high-scale distributed systems.
• Proven experience in scaling and leading large, globally distributed engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture and scalable infrastructure design.
• Ability to make pragmatic technical trade-offs between speed, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience with metrics-driven performance improvement frameworks such as DORA or SPACE.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and their application in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a global engineering organization, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Define and optimize engineering organizational design for effective team structures and career progression.
• Collaborate with product leadership to align engineering execution with product strategy.
• Oversee the architectural integrity and performance of distributed systems.
• Balance technical debt reduction with feature delivery for sustainable system evolution.
• Establish and track engineering performance metrics to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Drive the adoption of AI-powered tools and automation across the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security practices in engineering processes.

Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business teams.

Education

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in engineering or a related field.

Tools

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and performance metrics frameworks.