Takeaway.com
Takeaway.com
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
Food & BeverageLogisticsMarketplace
Takeaway.com is an online food delivery marketplace serving consumers and restaurants across Continental Europe and Israel. Founded in 2000, the company operates across food and beverage, logistics, and marketplace technology, connecting users with a broad range of dining options through its platform. Its presence spans 14 countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Romania, Bulgaria, Israel, France, Denmark, and Norway.

Head of Engineering, Logistics Services

Lead the Logistics Services engineering organisation at Takeaway.com, spanning DaaS, integrations, and operational tooling. Set technical direction, strengthen reliability, and grow engineering leadership across large-scale logistics platforms.

Description

  • Set and deliver the technical strategy for Logistics Services engineering
  • Lead an approximately 59-person organisation across DaaS, Integrations, and Tooling
  • Guide architectural evolution across integrations, operational tooling, and the DaaS platform
  • Work with product and engineering leaders to align roadmaps and prioritise investments
  • Promote technical excellence, experimentation, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
  • Maintain operational resilience and service reliability across high-scale systems
  • Coach engineering managers and senior engineers while strengthening the leadership team
  • Own hiring, retention, and organisational design
  • Oversee a multi-million-dollar engineering budget, vendor strategy, and technology investment choices
  • Engage with Director, VP, and Board stakeholders while building relationships across the business
  • Unify shared services to reduce fragmentation and improve reliability and scalability

Requirements

  • Extensive engineering leadership experience, including several years managing distributed organisations of 50–100 or more people
  • Experience in platform or integration engineering at scale, preferably with B2B or external-facing services in logistics, marketplaces, or similarly complex domains
  • Strong technical understanding of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native platforms
  • Demonstrated success scaling engineering organisations, developing managers, and building a culture of excellence
  • Experience leading platform consolidation or shared-service migrations across complex, fragmented technology environments
  • Ability to turn business priorities into a clear technical roadmap and build alignment around it
  • Clear communicator with strong stakeholder-management skills and confidence engaging technical and non-technical senior audiences
  • Practical experience with DevOps, CI/CD, agile delivery, and data-informed decision-making
  • Experience managing vendors and owning substantial engineering budgets

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with three days each week in the Berlin or Canada office and two days working from home
  • An inclusive environment that values diversity, belonging, and authenticity
  • A lively, fast-moving, and supportive workplace culture
  • Opportunities and support for ongoing professional development
  • Recognition and celebration of individual and team achievements

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