Founded in 1996, mobile.de disrupted the status quo of buying and selling cars as the first online vehicle marketplace. Today, we are Germany's largest vehicle marketplace with around 1.4 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles and e-bikes. Both private customers and more than 40,000 registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from 108 million customer visits per month. As a “one-stop shop”, mobile.de's offering includes financing and leasing solutions in addition to buying and selling - and we will not stop innovating. If you are driven by an eagerness to learn and a passion for collaboration then we should get to know each other. mobile.de is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply. What we offer Meaningful Work: We are a diverse, international, highly skilled and passionate team committed to a world where people share more and waste less. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our users, customers as well as shape the future. Embracing AI: We're at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into our operations. Being part of mobile.de you will work with and learn about AI tools, contributing to projects that leverage AI to enhance efficiency, improve customer experiences, and drive our mission forward. With an AI-first mindset, we foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, empowering our team to explore and apply AI in meaningful ways for the company and themselves. Growth and Development: We are a global organisation who truly believes in growing our people. To support this we offer lots of development and training opportunities and provide a budget for our team members. Connection and Inclusion: Our culture is the glue that holds us together. We believe in making meaningful connections and creating an inclusive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to connect both in your day to day work and through social team activities (online and offline). What you’ll do & Who you are Founded in 1996, mobile.de disrupted the status quo of buying and selling cars with the first online vehicle marketplace, driven by the idea to create something new. As a driver of change for growth and innovation, we became more than just a platform. We are an ecosystem of skilled and entrepreneurially minded people, a community to unite sellers and buyers. As the No 1 marketplace in Germany we closely cooperate with a powerful network of around 40,000 dealers and connect them with almost 20 million unique users per month. Mobile.de is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 40 products in 15 countries. What you’ll do & Who you are This is an excellent opportunity to join one of our User Journey cluster at mobile.de. We are looking for a strong and experienced Tech Lead to team up with a small and senior team (Business, Product, Customer Service, Sales) in Berlin and a motivated and skilled off-shore tech team to maintain and develop an existing product further to the demands of our market and dealers. What you’ll do Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions - Own the technical roadmap for customer-facing applications, ensuring scalable and pragmatic solutions align with business objectives Bridge technical and business stakeholders - Translate business requirements into technical specifications and communicate technical constraints and opportunities to product, UX, and business teams Oversee the complete development lifecycle - From initial specification through production deployment, ensuring quality gates, timelines, and deliverables are met across distributed teams Establish and enforce engineering standards - Define coding practices, review processes, and technical guidelines for both local and offshore teams to maintain code quality and security Manage stakeholder relationships - Act as the primary technical contact for product owners, business stakeholders, and leadership, providing regular updates on progress and technical decisions Lead and manage our offshore development team - Provide technical direction and ensure delivery quality while working across time zones (3/4 hours) Drive continuous improvement initiatives - Identify opportunities for process optimization, tooling improvements, and technical debt reduction to enhance team productivity and product quality Who you are Senior Engineer with 5 years experience and tech leadership experience Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Experience with Google Cloud Serverless Stack: Google App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Monitoring, FinOps, Cloud SQL, Firestore Experience with Node.js, JavaScript, SQL, NoSQL, Next.js Flutter would be a strong plus Experience in managing and performance evaluation of external developers Cloud Native architecture knowledge, particularly Serverless Architectures Can-do attitude and willingness to take ownership of pragmatic technical decisions with minimal guidance and involvement from the rest of the P&T team AI Fluency: Strategic Implementation: Ability to evaluate and integrate AI tools (coding assistants, automated testing, deployment optimization) into development workflows while maintaining code quality and security standards Team Leadership: Guide technical decisions around AI adoption, establish best practices for AI-assisted development, and mentor team members in responsible AI usage Risk Assessment: Understand capabilities, limitations, and potential pitfalls of AI tools, ensuring appropriate human oversight and dependency management Fluent English and good German language skills (B2 or better) Willingness to travel occasionally to our potential new outsourcing partner and work with a team in a different time zone (3/4 hours) What we offer Meaningful Work: We are a diverse, international, highly skilled and passionate team committed to a world where people share more and waste less. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our users, customers as well as shape the future. Flexibility: We believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. So we provide mobile work and flexible hours that gives you the autonomy, and scope to set your own working patterns and agendas. We empower our teams and people to decide which key moments they want to spend face to face, instead of fixing a number of office days. Work-Life Balance: Our people really do come first and we have lots of options for greater work-life balance including part-time work, and additional three months fully-paid parental leave time. Growth and Development: We are a global organisation who truly believes in growing our people. To support this we offer lots of development and training opportunities and provide a budget for our team members. Competitive Compensation: We know that our people are the key to our success and our compensation packages reflect this. Connection and Inclusion: Our culture is the glue that holds us together. We believe in making meaningful connections and creating an inclusive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to connect both in your day to day work and through social team activities (online and offline). Benefits Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, Adevinta offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Benefits Working at mobile.de comes with its perks! Enjoy the following benefits: Recharge with 28 days of paid time off. Stay mobile with a €50 monthly transportation/mobility allowance. Keep growing with a development budget and access to coaching. Family first - enjoy up to 12 (non-birth parent) or 20 (birth parent) weeks of fully paid parental leave. Learn anytime, anywhere with our online and offline library. Get rewarded with an attractive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plans. Work from anywhere - up to 20 days per year from wherever you feel most productive. Prioritize your well-being with a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.