Head of Engineering - Remote (Portugal Based) - Fixed-Term 12 Months

WELCOME TO OLXAt OLX, we work together to build a more sustainable world through trade.We make it safe, smart, and convenient to buy and sell cars, find housing, get jobs, buy and sell household goods, and more. Our colleagues around the world help to serve millions of people around the world every month, through its well-loved consumer brands including OLX, Otodom, AutoTrader, Property24.Join OLX and see how far you can go.This role can be based anywhere in Portugal.As a Head of Engineering, you'll provide strategic technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, managing Engineering Managers who lead our software development efforts. You'll be responsible for ensuring technical excellence, fostering team health, and aligning engineering execution with business strategy across your domain. You'll work closely with Product, Design, and Technology leadership to shape technical direction, drive architectural decisions, and build high-performing engineering organizations. In this role, you'll balance strategic thinking with hands-on support, helping your teams achieve autonomy while ensuring delivery excellence.What You Will Be DoingLead a team of engineering managers: Manage and grow 3-6 Engineering Managers, their teams (20-40 engineers total), and Staff engineers. Coach your managers on team building, technical decisions, and delivery challenges;Shape technical direction: Guide architecture and system design decisions across your domain. Set standards for code quality, testing, and observability that align with organizational goals;Drive delivery and prioritization: Ensure teams have clear roadmap(s) tied to business strategy. Help balance speed with sustainability, managing technical debt and making smart trade-offs;Build engineering capability: Hire great talent and create an environment where people grow. Partner with Product and Design leadership to translate strategy into execution;Champion quality and operational excellence: Use metrics to improve. Ensure production-ready deliverables that meet SLOs and organizational KPIs.What You Have5+ years managing engineering teams, including experience managing other engineering managers and staff engineers.8+ years as a software engineer with hands-on experience building large-scale distributed systems;Strong technical foundation in service-oriented architecture, container orchestration, and modern development practices;Track record of developing people and building high-performing teams;Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with Product, Design, and Technology partners;Proficient in English (written and verbal).Bonus Points ForExperience in multi-country or distributed engineering organizations;Leading platform migrations or large-scale technical transformations;Contributing to engineering strategy and organizational standards.Our BenefitsFlexible benefits plan (Coverflex)3 extra vacation daysHealth Insurance Multicare (extendable to family)Life InsuranceRemote work monthly allowance Meal Allowance (10€ net per day in meal card)Urban Sports subscription (pack M)English & Portuguese ClassesWelcome packIf you think this is the role for you, send your application in English and let’s talk!If you'd like to learn more about us take a look around our careers page and the OLX Group website. Follow us on LinkedIn and check out our OLX Group Engineering Blog and Twitter Tech .Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OLXOLX values diversity and welcomes applicants of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements - you may be just the right fit for this or other opportunities with us!OLX will process your personal data to assess your fit for the applied position. You may optionally consent to store your data for up to 12 months after the application process for consideration in future OLX roles. For more details on how your application data will be processed please check our Privacy Statement .We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.