Delivery Hero
Logistics
SeniorManager,SoftwareEngineering-(Logistics,TimeEstimations)
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“Senior Manager, Software Engineering - (Logistics, Time Estimations) at Delivery Hero. Skills: Software Engineering Management, Logistics Optimization, Time Prediction Systems, High-Throughput Systems, Machine Learning Integration. Lead the teams responsible for the foundational components of our customer time predictions components.. Ensure the high reliability of multiple low-latency high-throughput systems that power time predictions.”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure the high reliability of multiple low-latency high-throughput systems that power time predictions.; improving domain-level SLOs and SLAs; engineering has maximum impact on business KPIs; seamless integrations; Build a durable second layer of leadership; Translate tribe-level objectives into a clear technical roadmap.
Industry & Context.
tackle high-impact challenges; predicting accurately based on all available data; managing deviations after order placement; providing clear, calming order tracking that preserves trust when reality diverges from the plan
on-call rotation, relocating to Berlin
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
min. 2 years of lead of leading squads through managers, min 2 years experience of working close enough with Machine Learning to understand the pros/cons of different models and architectures, key statistical concepts, experiment designs, training, inference, and monitoring of live-serving models in the context of low latency and high throughput
Nice to Have
Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration.
What You'll Do.
Lead the teams responsible for the foundational components of our customer time predictions components.
Ensure the high reliability of multiple low-latency high-throughput systems that power time predictions.
Improving domain-level SLOs and SLAs
Maintaining a well trained on-call rotation
incident analysis and follow-up
Collaborate with Product
Operations and Analytics to ensure engineering has maximum impact on business KPIs.
Coordinate with stakeholders and across teams and work with other domain leaders in Logistics and in all Regional Brands to ensure seamless integrations.
Manage and mentor engineering managers and senior ICs across three squads.
Establish a delegation framework so decisions happen closest to the context.
Build a durable second layer of leadership
Shape the Long-term Domain Vision: Translate tribe-level objectives into a clear technical roadmap.
Balance feature development with reliability
and modernization initiatives.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Product, Operations and Analytics; Coordinate with stakeholders and across teams; work with other domain leaders in Logistics and in all Regional Brands; experience working with cross-functional teams (Backend, Frontend/Mobile, DataScience, Operations, Analytics); managing dependencies across tasks and teams
Communication Scope
clear understanding of core concepts, and paradigms, and can abstract this knowledge to multiple scenarios; knowledgeable technical guide
Process & Methodology
Translate tribe-level objectives into a clear technical roadmap, Balance feature development with reliability, cost efficiency, and modernization initiatives
Full Job Description
As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. We enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero. We are on the lookout for a Senior Manager Software Engineering - (Logistics, Time Estimations) to join the Seamless Domain on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. In our Logistics Team, you’ll tackle high-impact challenges that make last-mile delivery efficient, affordable, and sustainable. Your work will directly improve experiences for riders, end customers, and merchants across the globe. Each enhancement you contribute will help Delivery Hero optimize delivery operations, supporting expansion into new areas like grocery and retail. Our Domain makes sure customers experience delivery as predictable, explainable, and trustworthy across the entire order lifecycle. We do this by predicting accurately based on all available data, setting expectations before order placement, managing deviations after order placement, and providing clear, calming order tracking that preserves trust when reality diverges from the plan. Your Mission * Lead the teams responsible for the foundational components of our customer time predictions components. * Ensure the high reliability of multiple low-latency high-throughput systems that power time predictions. This includes improving domain-level SLOs and SLAs, maintaining a well trained on-call rotation and incident analysis and follow-up. * Collaborate with Product, Operations and Analytics to ensure
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