Director of Technology & Engineering – Digital Ecommerce Product Company
Location: London (2 days per week) & WFH
Salary: c125k
Type: Full-time
About
Our client is an innovative digital ecommerce product company, scaling fast and shaping the future of online experiences. Powered by a cutting-edge tech stack—JavaScript, Node.js, and React - we are recruiting for a visionary Director of Technology / Engineering to drive and scale the organisation accordingly. You will in time live and breathe the product, being the ‘knowledge’ both internally and externally.
Your Role:
* Technical Leadership: Define, refine, and scale the engineering strategy, ensuring seamless performance and innovation.
* Team Management: Mentor, recruit, and inspire an agile team of developers and engineers.
* Product Evolution: Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration of technology into user-first experiences.
* Hands-On Expertise: Take ownership of architecture, scalability, security, and best development practices.
* Innovation & Growth: Lead the charge in adopting new technologies that enhance product efficiency and customer satisfaction.
You'll Bring:
* Proven experience leading engineering teams within digital product or ecommerce environments.
* Come from an engineering background of JavaScript, Node.js, React,
* Have previously integrated and scaled products into complex cloud environments
* Have a passion for different ‘ways of working’ and innovating new ways of working across collaborative teams.
* A strategic mindset with the ability to balance hands-on technical involvement and leadership.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills—able to bridge technical and commercial objectives effectively.
* Tangible experience of working with clients to board level
Why Join?
* Work on pioneering ecommerce solutions with real-world impact.
* A leadership role with autonomy and influence on major technology decisions.
* Flexible working, strong company culture, and a highly collaborative environment.
*Please only apply for consideration if you have full, independent right to work in the UK and you are already living in the UK permanently due to no visa sponsorship or support with relocation to the UK being available.*
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