Director of Engineering in London

A global leader and long-standing pioneer in the music industry is launching a brand-new D2C division. We are seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the development of new products and a small team of engineers.

You are a technical heavyweight who still loves the \\\”how\\\” as much as the \\\”why.\\\” You have a proven track record of scaling platforms and leading high-performing teams.

• Leadership: 4+ years of experience managing engineering teams (mentoring, hiring, and culture building).
• Domain Expertise: Experience in E-commerce/D2C environments (Shopify, NetSuite,..), replatfroming,..
• Technical Depth: A background in modern stacks
• Strategic Mindset: You’ve led system re-platforming or built \\\”greenfield\\\” products from zero to one.
• Technical Roadmap: Own the end-to-end technical strategy for the new D2C platform, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and secure.
• Team Leadership: Build and manage a high-caliber engineering team, fostering a culture of excellence, testing, and clean code.
• Architectural Vision: Lead the end-to-end delivery of this new product.
• Stakeholder Influence: Collaborate with creative and commercial leadership to align technical delivery with the company’s artist-first mission.
• Hands-on Guidance: While you are a leader, you aren\’t afraid to dive into technical design or architectural refinement to unblock your team. This is absolutely critical as this still ill be a technical role, where you\’d be actively contributing to the System Design & Architecture.

Ready to lead the next era of music tech? If you have the e-commerce pedigree and the leadership grit to build something new, let’s talk. Drop me a message to discuss the roadmap and the vision for this role.

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