Head of Engineering

On, Shanghai +1

What you will do

Your mission is to build a world-class engineering organization in Shanghai, China that delivers globally scalable, locally excellent retail technology platforms. You will:

Establish China as a center of excellence for retail innovation
Lead the development of proprietary, self-owned global platforms
Ensure China-based teams operate as first-class global product teams
Balance China-specific depth with global platform standardization

Your Story

Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams (ICs and Engineering Managers) within complex, fast-moving, product-driven organizations operating at global scale.
A strong technical foundation with hands-on experience designing and evolving large-scale e-commerce platforms, including customer-facing, transactional, and backend commerce systems.
Demonstrated experience architecting and delivering Point of Sale (POS) platforms and solutions, including system design for in-store operations, payments, and omnichannel integration.
Deep understanding of distributed systems, platform architecture, and integration patterns, with systems operating across regions and regulatory environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills—you translate technical complexity into clarity, influence decision-making, and create alignment across engineering, product, and business leadership.
A consistent track record of delivering high-impact platforms and products with predictability, quality, and measurable outcomes.
Experience shaping system architecture, influencing engineering principles and technical standards, and driving strong governance without slowing teams down.
A genuine passion for coaching, mentoring, and growing engineering leaders, and for building a healthy, high-performing engineering culture.
Comfort navigating ambiguity, making high-judgment calls, and aligning distributed, cross-regional teams around a shared mission and technical vision.
A builder’s mindset—resourceful, pragmatic, and execution-oriented, with a bias toward learning fast and iterating intelligently.
An entrepreneurial spirit—you think in terms of platform leverage, long-term value, and ownership, and you act like a true steward of the technology and the organization.
Collaborative, grounded, and energized by building platforms and teams that deliver real global business impact.
Fluent in English and Mandarin and able to operate confidently in cross-cultural environments.

Head of Engineering

What you will do

Head of Engineering

What you will do

In Short

Lead with Vision — and with Code

Build Global Platforms with China-First Innovation

Shape Culture and Grow World-Class Talent

Collaborate and Communicate with Influence

Connect Engineering Work to Business Impact

Your Story

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