If you鈥檙e here, it鈥檚 because you鈥檙e looking for an exciting ride.
A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.
We鈥檒l deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.
Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.
What makes our ride unique?
馃 Our culture and strong values.
馃挭 Our career development philosophy.
馃 Our commitment to being a force for good.
We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes. And this is where your ride starts.
YOUR MISSION
As a Director of Engineering at Glovo, you will take full ownership of a cluster, which is a complex technical domain consisting of at least 40+ engineers, with a direct reporting line of 4 Engineering Managers and up to 2 Principal Engineers. You will have significant impact at the cluster level, as well as influence across Glovo and Delivery Hero鈥檚 broader tech organization, working closely with Product, Data, Business, Operations and C-level stakeholders.
You are a strategic, people-first leader who combines deep technical understanding, business acumen, and a strong leadership philosophy to drive impact at scale.
THE JOURNEY
Leadership & People Management
Lead a cluster with ~40+ engineers through 4 direct EMs, fostering high-performing teams.
Build and adapt your leadership framework to suit organizational needs as they evolve.
Provide continuous performance management and meaningful 360掳 feedback.
Ensure clarity of managerial expectations across your teams and alignment with company OKRs.
Create an inclusive, engaging, and purpose-driven culture within your cluster.
Business Awareness & Strategic Goal Setting
Partner closely with Operations and Product leaders to drive business outcomes.
Use data-driven approaches to identify issues, assess impact, and define strategic responses.
Maintain transparency with your teams, providing rich context around priorities and decisions.
Understand core business and financial concepts to align engineering investments with business value.
Build, communicate, and execute your cluster鈥檚 strategy and OKRs in alignment with company goals.
Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement
Own communication and alignment with global and local stakeholders, including C-level representation of your Cluster鈥檚 objectives and achievements.
Govern cluster-level budgeting and resource allocation effectively.
Ensure visibility and synchronization across initiatives within and beyond your cluster.
Technical Strategy & Operational Excellence
Drive architectural direction, technical quality, and operational maturity in your area.
Lead the implementation of best practices for incident handling, system design, security, and performance.
Build future-ready infrastructure and application architecture that balances scalability, maintainability, and cost efficiency.
Establish and enforce engineering excellence standards across your domain.
Global Collaboration & Engineering Citizenship
Champion initiatives that drive collaboration across Glovo and the broader Delivery Hero ecosystem.
Helping harmonize practices between Glovo and DH tech teams.
Foster a culture of transparency, open communication, and learning from both success and failure.
Delivery Hero
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