VP of Engineering

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The VP of Engineering will own product delivery and scale the engineering organization at Bounce, partnering closely with the CTO, Product, and Design. Based in Lisbon, this executive role drives hiring, team performance, and technical strategy for a fast‑moving marketplace platform.

Role Snapshot

• Own end‑to‑end product delivery
• Scale and lead a 25‑50+ engineer organization
• Manage and develop engineering managers
• Drive senior engineering hiring and brand
• Partner with CTO on architecture and AI
• Represent engineering in leadership team

Must-Have Requirements

• Leadership of engineering org (25+ people)
• Management of managers (3+ years)
• Strong technical foundation (system design review)
• Senior engineering hiring
• Engineering organization leadership
• People management of managers

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Marketplace/consumer physical‑world operations experience
• Experience at companies such as Linear, Stripe, Vercel, GitHub, DoorDash
• Marketplace/consumer physical‑world operations
• Travel marketplace
• Physical‑world luggage storage

Work Setup

• Location: Lisbon, Portugal
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Relocation: Willing to relocate to Lisbon if not already based there
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Equity
• Bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Travel requirements
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Drive end‑to‑end product delivery, ensuring roadmap milestones are met with quality.
• Coach four engineering managers, making hiring, leveling, and exit decisions.
• Lead senior‑engineer hiring (10‑15 hires in year one) and champion the engineering brand.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and the CTO on roadmap prioritisation, architecture, and platform direction.
• Own sprint planning, on‑call, and incident‑response cadences.
• Represent engineering on the leadership team and in external forums.

Good Fit If You Have

• Proven track record scaling engineering teams from ~25 to 50+ members.
• 3+ years managing managers in fast‑moving product companies.
• Hands‑on technical expertise to evaluate system designs.
• Marketplace or consumer‑facing physical‑world product experience is a plus.
• Comfort collaborating closely with a technical CTO.