Director of Engineering

HungerStation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform. Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Job Description We are looking for a highly talented Director of Engineering to join us. If you’re eager to make a significant impact, collaborate with a highly skilled and diverse team, and thrive in a dynamic B2C environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Role You’ll tackle high‑impact challenges that make last‑mile delivery efficient, affordable, and sustainable. Your work will directly improve experiences for riders, end customers, and vendors across Saudi Arabia. Each enhancement you contribute will help HungerStation optimize delivery operations and support expansion into new areas such as grocery and retail.

Responsibilities

Lead and scale high‑performing teams : Directly manage 3‑6 engineering managers, staff‑level and senior engineers, and oversee an organization of 30+ engineers, fostering a high‑performance culture, clarity of expectations, and alignment with organizational goals.

Define and execute strategic vision : Develop and implement technical and team strategies that align with business objectives, ensuring your tribe delivers impactful and scalable solutions.

Drive business impact through collaboration : Build and maintain strong partnerships with product and operations leaders to align on priorities, OKRs, and roadmaps, ensuring your tribe’s work directly contributes to business success.

Promote a culture of transparency and growth : Foster open communication, accountability, and continuous improvement by providing 360‑degree feedback and sharing achievements and failures across the engineering community.

Qualifications

Experience with product‑lead companies in a senior leadership engineering role.

Demonstrated expertise in leading highly performing engineering teams, preferably within KSA‑based technology start‑ups.

Proven track record of designing and delivering scalable products.

Prior experience in building and managing complex systems.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.

Tenured people leader : experience leading senior people (staff & principal engineers, senior managers).

Nice to have : Strong computer science fundamentals—algorithms, mathematics, basic data science, machine learning.

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