Tech Director - Brazil tribe

The vente-privee group has consolidated its various European brands, together made up of 6000 employees, under one unified conglomerate: Veepee.

With Privalia, vente-exclusive, Designer & Friends, Eboutic and vente-privee, Veepee achieved a 3.7 billion Euro turnover as of 2018. Present in 14 countries now, Veepee is taking a leading role in the European digital commerce landscape.

About the role

At Privalia we are looking for a Vice President of Engineering who combines strategic leadership with deep technical insight. This is a non-hands-on, but highly technical leadership position, responsible for steering engineering efforts, making sound architectural decisions, and planning scalable, sustainable technical roadmaps. A critical part of this role is navigating and modernizing a complex legacy PHP environment while delivering on our product and business goals.

• Technical leadership
• Own the engineering strategy and execution across multiple teams and products.
• Lead architecture discussions and ensure decisions align with business goals and technical feasibility.
• Make informed decisions balancing legacy constraints with modernization needs.

• Legacy modernization
• Evaluate, guide, and oversee initiatives to evolve and refactor our large-scale legacy PHP codebase.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize technical debt, system reliability, and modernization.
• Develop a phased roadmap for system upgrades, refactors, and re-platforming efforts.

• Team management & culture
• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization with a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineering leaders and ensure effective team structures and growth paths.
• Foster strong collaboration with Product, QA, and DevOps teams.

• Planning & Execution
• Design and execute a plan out of the legacy technical stackTranslate business goals into an actionable technology roadmap with realistic timelines.
• Monitor engineering progress, proactively resolve bottlenecks, and ensure quality and delivery.
• Maintain clarity and transparency across the org on engineering initiatives and decisions.

• Stakeholder Communication
• Communicate technical risks and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on technology trends, innovation, and investment.

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in leadership roles (Director level or above).
• Experience modernizing or migrating legacy systems (valuable PHP to modern frameworks or microservices).
• Deep understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, and technical debt management.
• Track record of leading large teams and delivering complex, multi-team projects successfully.
• Strong knowledge of modern software development practices (CI/CD, Agile, DevOps, observability, etc.).
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills

• Variable bonus;
• The dynamic and creative environment within international teams;
• The variety of self-education courses on our e-learning platform;
• Participation in meetups and conferences locally and internationally;
• Flexible Office with up to 3 days at home;
• Flexible working hours to fit around your life
• Health insurance.

You will be working for an international team that takes risks and enjoys exploring new ideas. The company encourages creativity and bold pursuits that will help propel the business forward. In this role, we’ll be expected to contribute new, envelope-pushing ideas.

We prioritize and promote inclusivity and integration for all our collaborators and make sure they all feel welcomed and heard. Individualities are celebrated and everyone feels like they have a place at the company.

❓ WHO WE ARE

Veepeeᵀᵉᶜʰ is a tech community of 600 collaborators who play a key role in Veepee’s innovative strategy.

From Warsaw to Sevilla, through Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Nantes, Nice, Barcelona, and Madrid all our projects are developed in an agile environment with a wide skills variety where you’ll be sure to find your place, no matter the technology you work with.

If you love to try things why don’t you jump on this new adventure?

Need more info > https://careers.veepee.com/en/

Vente-privee.com processes the collected data to handle the recruitment process, and to evaluate your ability to carry out the job offered and your professional skills. You can learn more about our use of your data and your rights by reading our recruiting privacy policy.