Head of Engineering

Advidi; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 82,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary with strong growth

Job summary

Advidi is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead an organization of about 10–12 engineers across two development teams. You will shape engineering strategy, drive delivery, and ensure technical quality while partnering with product, commercial, and operations to align initiatives with business goals.

You will bridge technology and business priorities, contribute to architecture decisions, and advance AI adoption across the engineering function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in a senior engineering management role or Head of Engineering.
• Experience managing an engineering group of 10+ people.
• Accountable for engineering delivery, people development, technical quality, and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering organization of approximately 10–12 people across two development teams.
• Directly manage, coach, and develop engineers.
• Own engineering delivery, technical quality, team health, and engineering culture.
• Work with the CTO on engineering strategy, priorities, and platform direction.
• Partner with product, commercial, operations, and other stakeholders to align engineering with business goals.
• Translate opportunities into clear technical direction and execution plans.
• Represent engineering in cross-functional discussions and advocate for technology and AI adoption.
• Drive AI transformation through AI-assisted workflows and internal tooling.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions and trade-offs.
• Improve reliability, scalability, maintainability, and observability of product portfolio.
• Balance product innovation with speed, debt management, and platform health.

Skills

Hands-on software engineering

Architectural judgment

Cloud computing experience

Strong communication skills

AI adoption mindset

Python / Kotlin experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related

Tools

AWS

SQL

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

At Advidi, we build technology that powers millions of daily transactions for clients around the world. Our engineering challenges are broad and meaningful: high-availability tracking systems, large-scale data platforms, custom client portals, automation tooling, and internal systems that support every part of the business.

With our new tracking platform now being delivered, our focus is shifting toward building a stronger product-first innovation mentality across engineering. The next phase is not only about maintaining and scaling our systems, but also about continuously improving the products we offer, identifying new opportunities, and turning strong technical ideas into meaningful business value.

Advidi is also going through an AI transformation. We believe AI will become a core part of how modern companies operate, how products are built, and how engineering teams work. This transformation is not only about adopting new tools, but about rethinking productivity, automation, product development, decision-making, and technical execution across the company.

As our Head of Engineering...

You will lead an engineering organization of approximately 10–12 people across two development teams and play a key role in shaping the next phase of engineering at Advidi.

You will be responsible for engineering delivery, team performance, technical quality, stakeholder alignment, AI adoption, and the continued development of our engineering culture. Working closely with the CTO, product, commercial teams, operations, and other stakeholders, you will help ensure engineering remains a proactive contributor to Advidi's future direction.

You will act as a bridge between technology, product, and the broader business. You will help translate business opportunities into technical direction, challenge ideas constructively, identify product and platform opportunities, and make sure engineering remains closely connected to business priorities.

We believe in technical managers. This is not a pure people-management role. You do not need to be the deepest hands‑on engineer in the team, but you should be technically strong enough to contribute meaningfully to architecture and design discussions, challenge technical decisions, and help teams make pragmatic trade‑offs. You should be comfortable going deep when the situation requires it.

Our engineering culture is built around high standards: clean code, reliable systems, thoughtful architecture, strong ownership, and continuous improvement. We are pragmatic, but we do not compromise on quality. We care about building systems that are maintainable, scalable, observable, and genuinely useful to the business.

Our core stack includes..

• Python
• Kotlin
• Angular
• Amazon Web Services
• AWS CDK
• SQL and large-scale data systems

Responsibilities:

• Manage an engineering organization of approximately 10–12 people across two development teams.
• Directly manage, coach, and develop engineers.
• Own engineering delivery, technical quality, team health, and engineering culture.
• Work with the CTO on engineering strategy, technical priorities, team structure, and platform direction.
• Partner closely with product, commercial teams, operations, and other stakeholders to connect engineering work to business and product priorities.
• Translate business and product opportunities into clear technical direction and execution plans.
• Represent engineering in cross-functional discussions and act as an ambassador for technology and AI adoption.
• Help drive Advidi’s AI transformation through AI-assisted development workflows, automation opportunities, internal tooling, operational improvements, and AI-enabled product development.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, helping teams make strong technical trade-offs.
• Improve the reliability, scalability, maintainability, and observability of our product portfolio.
• Help teams balance product innovation, delivery speed, technical debt, and long-term platform health.

Required skills

We are looking for someone with...

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a senior engineering management role, Head of Engineering role, or similar role.
• Experience managing an engineering group of 10 people or more.
• Experience being accountable for engineering delivery, people development, technical quality, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to participate in architecture, design, and technical planning discussions.
• Solid hands‑on software engineering experience, preferably with Python, Kotlin, or similar technologies.
• Experience with cloud computing.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proven track record of delivering complex software projects or product platforms.
• A strong AI adoption mindset: you actively explore how AI can improve engineering, product development, automation, and business processes.

It is a plus if you have...

• Experience managing engineering across multiple product areas, platforms, or business‑critical systems.
• Experience working closely with product, commercial, operations, or other business teams.
• Experience with AWS.
• Experience helping an engineering organization adopt AI tools or AI‑assisted workflows.
• Experience with SQL, data‑intensive systems, cloud‑native architecture, or Infrastructure as Code.

What we offer?

• A base salary of €7.366 - €10.523 per month, depending on your skills and experience
• Personal growth opportunities
• Inflation correction
• Time to learn in a way you see fit
• 25 holiday days + 1 free day off during your birthday week
• Option to buy 10 more days off
• Fun events such as Game Night, Fancy Friday, seasonal parties and more
• Daily fresh lunches and snacks prepared by our Chef
• Gym membership discount and the possibility to work out during office hours
• Table tennis, football, darts, football field, basketball court

Further information

Please note: We only accept applicants residing in Netherlands.