Director of Engineering, Frontend technologies, Marketplace (Limited-time Relocation Bonus)

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the Frontend Technologies domain within Marketplace. In this role, your mission will be two-fold:

1. Pivot our frontend setup for bigger efficiency: we have been operating in mostly the same frontend setup for at least 6 years, and recognize that change is imminent.

2. Drive strategic engineering initiatives: architect and implement platform-specific changes that enhance modularity, autonomy, resilience, and performance across Android, iOS, and Web.

You will have to balance and prioritize foundational capabilities - such as Design Systems, CI/CD, Modularization, App Releases, Performance, and Global UI quality - to optimize both frontend developer velocity and user satisfaction.

You will lead 4 Engineering Managers and 3 Staff Engineers and set and implement the FE strategy, which will impact the roadmaps of 9 Product domains within the Marketplace.

Strategically:

• Ensure the most effective frontend setup for the Marketplace. We have 40+ teams, each with 3 frontend engineers (iOS, Android, and Web) in the Marketplace unit. We know this will look different in two years. Deciding what different means, and getting 9 product domains to fund it, is the job
• Drive Technology Strategy: Set and drive the future technology strategy for frontends, establishing a modular, scalable architecture that enables rapid development and strategic growth. Basically - raise the technological bar for all Marketplace unit.
• Refine the domain's identity: Take sole ownership of shaping its future, successfully integrating Design Systems and engineering to treat our frontend platforms as a cohesive product.

Tactically:

• Lead frontends: Lead a horizontal, platform-focused domain containing Android, iOS, Web, and Design System teams.
• Lead Initiatives: Oversee Marketplace-wide technical tooling, core libraries, and frameworks. Lead strategic projects, i.e., frontend modularization and modernization (SwiftUI/Jetpack Compose), native automated testing.
• Elevate global UI quality: Integrate design systems and accessibility into the frontend ecosystem to consolidate technical, visual and interaction quality standards. Support UI experimentation.
• Ensure Resilience & Reliability: Maintain robust release processes, Marketplace frontend quality, and performance monitoring to reduce downtime and ensure a consistent member experience.
• Innovate & Optimize: Drive AI-efficiency enablement in frontend development and explore cross-platform frontend development opportunities to increase engineering speed and productivity.

A lot of this work will be influencing without formal authority: Champion the frontend technical vision among your director peers, influencing the leaders of 9 Product domains to accommodate and prioritize platform-wide changes across 40+ teams.

• You will have 4 strong technical EMs reporting to you, as well as 3 world-class staff engineers.
• You have to be able to speak their language, understand problems at their essence, and be able to consolidate and multiply their inputs, including being able to disagree objectively.
• You have a track record of making level change in the organizations that you lead (rather than 20% change).
• You have at least 2 years of experience leading leaders and 5 years of experience influencing without authority.
• You are comfortable holding two timeframes at once.

• Joining us from outside Lithuania? You're eligible for our Limited-time Relocation Package! It includes a €30k gross bonus and 2 months of temporary housing (check for more info).
• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Access to all the tools & tech needed for work
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office
• In Vilnius office: Gym & in-house meals at friendly prices
• In Kaunas office: a monthly lunch allowance, and a once-a-week provided in-house lunch and breakfast