Job ID: r18761

What if, in your next adventure, you were surrounded by people who, like you, look for an unlimited playground to explore, share, and test, would you care to hear more? You've opened the right door! As an R&D team, making sure your ideas are heard and encouraged is what we strive to do!What You'll Do:

Criteo is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a group of 5+ teams as part of the Criteo R&D Platform department.

At Criteo, our engineering teams (900+ developers) are supported by a set of technical services and tools provided by the Platform Engineering teams. It includes CI/CD, Observability, distributed databases and frameworks up to front-end components and SaaS development kits, sitting over Criteo’s high-scale container platform and infrastructure of 45k+ bare metal servers, in addition to some public cloud workloads.

You will work closely with R&D leadership and many engineering teams, directly reporting to the R&D Platform VP Engineering. You will have the opportunity to continuously learn new leadership skills and share your expertise.

You’ll have a huge impact on Criteo’s products and services. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the productivity of our R&D organization while managing a growing number of clients, enabling us to scale our business effectively.

Your missions:

Own a given scope, build a technical vision and strategy aligned with Criteo and R&D Platform goals

Build roadmaps, take decisions, delegate when necessary and prioritize on your scope

Build teams, recruit, motivate and mentor world class engineering talent

Manage managers and indirectly a group of ~40 engineers

Help define and implement best practices and standards across your teams and R&D

Help align with internal and external stakeholders (including vendors), adapt your communication to your audience

Contribute and promote R&D culture and values

Who You Are:

Formal education in Computer Science/Software Engineering or a related field

A rock-solid foundation in Computer Science (data structures, algorithms, software/system design)

5+ years of hands-on software development experience

At least 4 years of experience managing (directly or indirectly) teams, note that this role is also open to more experienced managers (Senior and Director)

Excellent understanding of software development methodologies and tools

Experience taking direct ownership and acting as a senior technical lead (e.g. to bootstrap new projects)

Experience in developing and extending complex systems across multiple release cycles

Technical prowess particularly earning credibility and respect of current engineering

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!​

Who We Are:

Criteo is the global commerce media company that enables marketers and media owners to deliver richer consumer experiences and drive better commerce outcomes through its industry leading Commerce Media Platform.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices around the world or from home, our incredible team of 3,600 Criteos collaborates to develop an open and inclusive environment. We seek to ensure that all of our workers are treated equally, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender identity, gender, sexual orientation, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, marital or family status, or other protected characteristics at all stages of the employment lifecycle including how we attract and recruit, through promotions, pay decisions, benefits, career progression and development. We aim to ensure employment decisions and actions are based solely on business-related considerations and not on protected characteristics. As outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we strictly forbid any kind of discrimination, harassment, mistreatment or bullying towards colleagues, clients, suppliers, stakeholders, shareholders, or any visitors of Criteo. All of this supports us in our mission to power the world’s marketers with trusted and impactful advertising encouraging discovery, innovation and choice in an open internet.

Why Join Us:

At Criteo, we take pride in being a caring culture and are committed to providing our employees with valuable benefits that support their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, their interests and the important life events. We aim to create a place where people can grow and learn from each other while having a meaningful impact. We want to set you up for success in your job, and an important part of that includes comprehensive perks & benefits. Benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. When determining compensation, we carefully consider a wide range of job-related factors, including experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary.