Engineering Director

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. We always put the Customer First.

Our mission : to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail one of the worlds most competitive markets with a deluge of multi-dimensional data dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world across industries to be Customer First.

dunnhumby employs nearly 2500 experts in offices throughout Europe Asia Africa and the Americas working for transformative iconic brands such as Tesco Coca-Cola Meijer Procter & Gamble and Metro.

At dunnhumby the Media Planning & Recommendation team builds the intelligence layer that powers campaign planning optimization and measurement for CPGs and agencies across online and in-store channels.

We design scalable platforms that transform audience performance and contextual data into actionable insights and campaign recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes.

Our mission is to enable data-driven media planning and optimization through AI Generative models and Vector Search integrating predictive prescriptive and explainable systems that empower CPGs and agencies to plan activate and measure campaigns with precision and transparency.

Role Summary

As Engineering Director you will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for building and scaling platforms that unify media planning optimization and recommendation capabilities.

Youll define the technology vision partner closely with Product and Data Science and ensure delivery of high-availability low-latency systems that continuously learn and improve campaign performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy for Media Planning and Recommendations aligned to business and client outcomes.
• Build and scale real-time data ML serving and recommendation platforms integrating AI / LLMs vector search and optimization models.
• Partner with Data Science and Product to productionize planning and measurement models (ROAS iROAS uplift reach frequency).
• Drive adoption of Agentic AI systems that leverage autonomous reasoning orchestration and workflow automation across campaign planning and optimization.
• Lead multiple teams through technical excellence operational rigor and innovation across architecture delivery and DevOps.
• Ensure platform reliability observability and cost efficiency through well-defined SLOs metrics and governance.
• Coach and develop Engineering Managers and Leads fostering a culture of ownership experimentation and collaboration .

Technical Expertise

The ideal candidate will bring a deep appreciation for how Generative AI can enhance decision-making automate workflows and unlock new capabilities in media intelligence .

Leadership & Experience

What we expect from you

What you can expect from us

We wont just meet your expectations. Well defy them. So youll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package youd expect from a leading technology company. But also a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus thoughtful perks like flexible working hours and your birthday off.

Youll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play experiment and learn.

And we dont just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network dh Proud dh Family dh One dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.

We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

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Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Go,Lean,Management Experience,React,Node.js,Operations Management,Project Management,Research & Development,Software Development,Team Management,GraphQL,Leadership Experience

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 12 - 18