Director of Engineering
High-Growth Product Platform
AI-Forward Engineering | Architecture & Technical Leadership
We're supporting a high-growth digital platform business on a key senior engineering leadership hire as they continue scaling a modern product and engineering organisation across the UK and Europe.
This is a rare opportunity for a deeply technical engineering leader to operate at a strategic level while remaining close to architecture, systems design, engineering quality, and modern AI-driven development practices.
The business is specifically looking for someone who can elevate engineering organisations through technical credibility rather than pure process or people management.
This role would suit:
* A current Director of Engineering who still operates close to the technology
* A highly influential Staff or Principal Engineer ready to step into broader organisational leadership
* A senior engineering leader from a fast-paced product or platform environment who enjoys solving complex technical and organisational problems
What you'll be doing:
* Leading multiple engineering teams through engineering managers
* Driving architectural and engineering best practices across a modern product environment
* Partnering closely with senior product and engineering leadership
* Influencing system design, scalability, platform evolution, and engineering quality
* Helping shape how AI tooling and AI-assisted workflows improve engineering effectiveness
* Supporting a high-growth engineering environment with strong delivery expectations
What we're looking for:
* Strong technical depth across modern backend/platform engineering environments
* Deep understanding of architecture and distributed systems
* Experience operating within high-growth product or platform businesses
* Strong engineering judgement and systems thinking
* Comfortable with challenging technical decisions and influencing senior technical stakeholders
* Interest and practical exposure to AI-native engineering workflows and tooling
* Experience leading through engineering managers or technical leadership structures
Additional info:
* Senior leadership position with significant influence across engineering
* Competitive salary + 20% Bonus
* Hybrid (Barcelona Office)
If this sounds of interest please apply below.