Engineering Lead (Checkout, Consumer & Merchant)

About the role

Riverty, a fintech company within the Bertelsmann group, is looking for an Engineering Lead (Checkout, Consumer & Merchant) to join its team in Berlin, Amsterdam and Tallinn. The role leads a team of Engineering Leads and takes responsibility for technical excellence and delivery across several engineering teams covering checkout, consumer and merchant experiences and consumer finance offerings. It is an unlimited, full-time position.

Key responsibilities

• Shape and own the technical direction across multiple teams, turning architectural vision and business strategy into clear priority guidelines.
• Lead, develop and grow a team of Engineering Leads, strengthening their leadership capabilities.
• Drive engineering and delivery excellence at scale, setting standards for quality, security, maintainability and modern practices while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Balance delivery with long-term technical sustainability, working with Product and Tech Leadership on technical debt and structural improvements.
• Drive alignment and continuous improvement across teams, resolving dependencies and giving teams appropriate autonomy.
• Accelerate AI-enabled engineering, identify high-value use cases and scale successful practices.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing engineering leaders.
• Broad software engineering and architectural expertise across frontend, backend, data and cloud technologies.
• A product and business mindset, able to turn business priorities into technical direction.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management, and the ability to align people in a complex, international environment.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and the ability to lead the change needed for AI adoption.