VP of Engineering
Almedia is hiring for the position of VP of Engineering in Berlin, Germany. The listing describes it as a full-time, leadership position.
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Almedia is hiring for the position of VP of Engineering in Berlin, Germany. The listing describes it as a full-time, leadership position.
The advert mentions Python, TypeScript and React among the skills and tools for this role.
The employer does not state a salary in this listing; DGJ Insight below shows an official pay benchmark for the place where one exists.
Benefits mentioned in the advert: bonus.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside Germany should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Arbeitnow on Nov 6, 2026.
- Employer
- Almedia
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level (from the title)
- leadership
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Found
- Nov 6, 2026 on Arbeitnow
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Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
UN living-cost index for Berlin (ICSC post adjustment 40.2), as of 1 Oct 2026.
Source: ICSC post adjustment classifications (icsc.un.org)
- EU Blue Card: Recognised degree and a job offer above the salary threshold
- Skilled worker visa (Fachkräfte): Recognised qualification and a job offer
- Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte): Points-based job search for up to one year
Official routes: Make it in Germany (Federal Government portal)
About the role
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This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 95 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
VP of EngineeringBerlin, Onsite
01What Makes This Role Exciting
Own engineering end to end (execution, quality, reliability, and people), reporting to our CTO at Almedia, Germany's fastest-growing company by YoY revenue.
Shape a lean, high-performing team with AI as core to the way the team ships.
Get engineers onto the highest-impact work, with a shared way of prioritising alongside Product and Design.
02Your Mission
Partner with the executive team, Product, and Design to turn ideas into experiments and successful releases.
Make AI-native workflows the default, cutting the time from hypothesis to live experiment to decision, so more experiments reach customers without more defects.
Build a QA function that prevents defects and keeps the site reliably up, with the authority to surface release risk early.
Build the leadership bench and engineering culture that let the org keep compounding.
03What You Bring
Hands-on leader, strong in TypeScript, who writes and reviews code. This is how everyone operates here, starting with our CTO.
Already rethought how a team works with AI and shipped faster because of it.
Bonus: React Native, Python, data pipelines.
04Your Track Record
Scaled engineering organisations through significant business growth, developing engineering managers.
Led Frontend, Backend, and Reliability functions, and know how to design the operating model that lets them move together at speed.
Partnered closely with Product and Design, turning business priorities into a shared roadmap.
Know how to connect engineering decisions to business outcomes, not just delivery metrics.
05Why Almedia?
Grow With Almedia: Own meaningful equity in a company that's been profitable from day one.
Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin.
Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more.
We Listen: We regularly add to our benefits through rigorous employee feedback.
We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
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