Engineering Lead - e-Commerce Domain (m/w/d)
- company
- PAYBACK
- location
- Berlin, Germany
- work mode
- onsite
- posted
- 26 Aug
- **Team language:**
- German & English
- **Contract type:**
- Permanent, full-time (40h/week), Start as soon as possible
- **Willingness to travel**
- weekly trips between Munich and Berlin
- **What this role is about**
- As Technical Lead E-Commerce, you will take
- **overall technology ownership**
- for a key
- **digital sales domain**
- You will ensure that architecture, platform strategy, and technology decisions support a growing e-commerce business in a way that is
- **scalable, stable, and commercially sustainable**
- In this role, you will connect
- **business goals, product requirements, and engineering reality**
- — shaping how products are built, operated, and continuously evolved.
- **Your day-to-day responsibilities**
- Define the
- **technical vision and architectural guardrails**
- for the e-commerce / digital sales domain
- Make and advocate for
- **strategic technology decisions**
- with long-term impact
- Translate company and business goals into
- **technical priorities and decision-making frameworks**
- Work closely with
- **Product, Business, and Engineering**
- bringing a strong technology perspective into strategic discussions
- Provide technical leadership to engineering crews, create direction, and ensure clarity across multiple teams
- Establish
- **engineering standards, governance, and decision-making processes**
- Identify technical risks early and steer measures with a clear focus on
- **business impact and long-term product quality**
- **This role is a great fit for you if…**
- you enjoy creating
- **impact beyond individual teams**
- and providing technical direction for multiple stakeholders
- you have a strong understanding of how
- **e-commerce business models, customer journeys, conversion, scalability, and technical platforms**
- work together
- you are comfortable making decisions that require
- **technical depth, business understanding, and clear prioritization**
- you stay confident and composed when working through
- **complex or ambiguous topics**
- you communicate clearly and bring a strong ownership mindset
- **What you should bring from a professional perspective**
- Several years of experience in a
- **highly senior technical role**
- with responsibility for architecture, technology decisions, or platform strategy
- Solid experience in an
- **e-commerce, retail, or digital platform environment**
- A very good understanding of
- **scalable software architectures and cloud platforms**
- — ideally GCP — as well as modern deployment and operating models
- Ideally, a background in
- **software engineering**
- and the ability to assess technical concepts with confidence
- Strong
- **business acumen**
- and experience connecting technology decisions with value creation, growth, and product strategy
- **Conditions & benefits**
- **Flexibility:**
- 30 days of vacation plus the option to purchase additional vacation days, and the possibility of taking a sabbatical (Berlin alternative)
- **Food & drinks:**
- Mostly free, healthy, and varied meals, fresh fruit and popcorn every day, plus coffee and tea included (Berlin alternative)
- **Health & fitness:**
- Free use of our in-house gym, health weeks, massages, and physiotherapy treatments on site (Berlin alternative)
- **Culture:**
- Team events, Social Days, an open “come as you are” mindset, and female leadership engagement
- **Development:**
- Individual training and development opportunities within the team and across the organization
- **Mobility:**
- Coverage of the Deutschlandticket, central location with a subway station right outside the door, and JobRad bike leasing
- **Why PAYBACK?**
- PAYBACK is Germany’s leading loyalty program and one of the largest data-driven marketing platforms worldwide. Our solutions reach millions of people every day.
- With more than 1,000 employees at our Munich location, we develop all technical solutions in-house and combine data, technology, and marketing to create measurable value. You can look forward to interdisciplinary teams, real opportunities to shape the future, and an open, innovation-driven culture.
- **The PAYBACK GROUP values diversity – come as you are.**