What’s the Opportunity

At DoneDeal.ie and Adverts.ie, we power Ireland's largest online marketplaces, connecting millions of people every month to buy, sell and discover the perfect items for them. With over 3 million monthly users, our platforms sit at the heart of Irish life.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team that will own and shape the peer to peer marketplace across both DoneDeal and Adverts. This is a rare opportunity to make an impact at a huge scale, with your work directly influencing how millions of individuals in Ireland connect and transact online.

Your team will own some of the most important parts of our marketplaces: user trust and safety, fraud prevention, user accounts, ad creation, private seller monetisation and provide support and tooling for our world-class CX team. Put simply: you'll be building the future of Ireland's largest online marketplaces — making it safer, smarter, more successful and more rewarding for millions.

What will I be doing

Partnering with Product, Sales and Design/UX to define a vision and strategy for your team
Leading the execution of your team’s roadmap and pragmatically solving bumps along the way
Where necessary, getting into the details of problems to ensure we are building solutions in the right way
Help coordinate delivery priorities, unblock teams, align solutions to our technology strategy and guide new feature development.
Exploring generative AI opportunities to help build better products faster
Leading by example to set a culture of empowerment, accountability and ownership throughout the Engineering team
Monitoring team cadence and efficiency, surfacing operational insights and driving continuous improvements
Developing and mentoring the Engineers on your team, with a focus on career and personal growth

What skills and experience do I need

A track record of at least 3 years running Engineering teams, with experience in leading through ambiguity and uncertainty
A technical background and familiar with modern approaches to software development and practices
Excellent communication skills with the ability to set clear goals and the right context
A results-oriented nature and passionate about continuous improvement - of people, processes and technology
Successfully recruited and developed phenomenal people and championed a great team culture of driving impact, growth and technical excellence

What’s it like to work here

You will have the opportunity to work with one of Ireland's fastest growing Internet companies. You will get the chance to create a significant contribution to our strategic direction. Projects are exciting and employees are given wide scope for creativity and innovation. We have a very strong Engineering team, the modern technologies we use e.g. React, NextJS, Java, AWS, CI/CD, are key to our ability to deliver world class solutions. In addition we leverage AI to deliver better innovative solutions at speed.

Benefits - what you can expect

Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether in our centrally located office in Dublin or working from home, which is optional for all employees.
We do that by making Distilled a place you'll be listened to and trusted to do your job. Where you can have fun, learn and feel appreciated. And where you get focused career development, growth and progression opportunities.
We want you to feel confident that this is the right place for you, your career, your wellbeing and your future.
Above all, your health and wellbeing are at the forefront of how we build the business. That means looking after you while you're here and later in life. So you'll receive life insurance, fully-paid healthcare and a 5% contribution towards your pension.

More about Distilled

We exist to make buying and selling in Ireland simple.

We put our people first, creating an inclusive environment where we can develop products that put our users first. We value people’s work and time, creating a community where they have an opportunity to make an impact and grow.

Our challenge is to enhance our market-leading products using insights and empathy to present our users with the perfect match.

What we build is technology, but what we do is create connections for life’s most meaningful moments. We are Distilled and we bring people together.

Our Values

We have five core values: We have a growth mindset. We like to simplify things and make things happen. We collaborate across teams, business units and brands. We're passionate about what we do.

These values give us a framework for leadership and daily decision making. They embody how we behave and present ourselves — as individuals and as a business — both internally and externally for our colleagues, our users and our customers.

We are a diverse bunch of people here in Distilled, and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our Company. We do not discriminate based on gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community.

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