Director of Software Engineering (d/f/m)

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field and 12+ years of software engineering experience building and operating large-scale, high-volume systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of engineering leadership experience, including significant experience leading multiple teams and engineering managers across back-end, front-end, and native mobile engineering in a complex, global technology organization.
• Strong technical depth and breadth across modern software architectures and technologies, including Java/Spring Boot back-end services, JavaScript/React web applications, and native mobile applications for iOS and Android, as well as microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to define engineering strategy, evolve complex architectures, and lead the execution of large, cross-organizational technology initiatives spanning back-end services, web experiences, and native mobile experiences, while balancing customer impact, delivery, reliability, and long-term technical investments.
• Proven track record of building high-performing engineering organizations, developing managers and senior technical leaders, raising engineering standards, and creating a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior Product, Engineering, Design, and business leaders across a global organization and drive alignment through complex technical and organizational decisions.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and grow eBay’s Shipping engineering organization in Germany, managing multiple engineering teams and leaders while building a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture.
• Define and drive the engineering strategy and technical roadmap for the organization, partnering closely with Product, Architecture, and global Shipping leadership to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions.
• Own the execution and delivery of critical Shipping initiatives across the Germany engineering teams, ensuring strong alignment, predictable delivery, and operational excellence for capabilities serving millions of buyers and sellers globally.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership for large-scale distributed systems, driving architectural alignment and high standards for scalability, reliability, security, observability, engineering quality, and long-term platform health.
• Develop strong engineering leaders and senior technical talent, establishing effective organizational structures, succession plans, and career development opportunities while attracting and retaining exceptional engineering talent.
• Represent the Germany engineering organization within the broader Global Shipping and eBay technology organization, influencing cross-organizational priorities, driving adoption of modern engineering practices, and fostering collaboration across locations and domains.

Nice to haves:

• None specified

Perks and benefits:

• None specified