Engineering Lead - e-Commerce Domain (m/w/d)

PAYBACK; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days vacation

Vacation purchase option

Sabbatical (Berlin alternative)

Free meals and drinks (Berlin alt)

In-house gym access

Zusammenfassung

PAYBACK is seeking a Technical Lead E-Commerce to own the technology direction for a key digital sales domain. You will align architecture, platform strategy, and technology decisions with business goals to enable scalable, stable, and commercially sustainable growth.

The role requires connecting business requirements with engineering execution, partnering with Product, Business, and Engineering, and leading multiple teams to deliver high-quality platform solutions.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience in a highly senior technical role with responsibility for architecture, technology decisions, or platform strategy.
• Strong understanding of scalable software architectures and cloud platforms (GCP) in e-commerce/digital domains.
• Ability to connect business goals, product requirements, and engineering reality to drive value.

Aufgaben

• 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 to bring a strong technology perspective to strategic discussions.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams, set direction, and ensure alignment across multiple teams.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and decision-making processes.
• Identify technical risks early and steer measures with a focus on business impact and long-term product quality.

Kenntnisse

Technical leadership

Architecture guidance

Cloud platforms (GCP)

E-commerce know-how

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Software engineering background

Jobbeschreibung

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.

• 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".