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Parking Network B.V.

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United Kingdom, London

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

As Head of Engineering, you'll drive technical excellence within the Automotive and Data engineering function. We champion lean and agile principles, empowering teams with ownership to achieve goals. This senior leadership role involves overseeing technology objectives, strategy, goals, and roadmap. You'll collaborate with Product to drive innovation, create exceptional customer experiences, and advance Arrive's mission for more livable cities. This position is responsible for the delivery and continued scaling of the connected services solutions offered by the Automotive & Data Business Unit (A&D BU), currently live in 10s of millions of vehicles globally. These solutions include: In-vehicle payments for parking, EV charging, fuelling, and tolling; Data services that support OEM-connected service ecosystems and various mapping and navigation providers. The role also owns the delivery and continued growth of the Group’s EV charging platform that supports go-to-market applications across the entire organisation.

Job Responsibility:

Define and deliver the engineering strategy for our transaction platform, covering data, in-vehicle payments, and EV charging, ensuring alignment with product vision, commercial goals, and user needs
Lead and scale a high-performing backend engineering team across multiple squads, fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture rooted in technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Own the architecture, development, and operational health of mission-critical systems, including sensitive payment infrastructure and PCI DSS-compliant CDE components
Drive integration with a wide ecosystem of third-party providers, including EV charging networks, fuel stations, toll operators, parking aggregators, and acquirers, enabling seamless in-vehicle transactions at global scale
Scale and optimise our EV charging platform, delivering value across drivers, charging operators (CPOs), OEMs, and internal business units
Support and evolve the Group’s data strategy, enabling the intelligent use of mobility, behavioural, and payment data to unlock new product and commercial opportunities
Ensure platform reliability, performance, and scalability through robust observability, incident response processes, performance testing, and fault-tolerant architecture
Partner with Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to meet regulatory and certification standards (e.g., PCI DSS, TISAX, ISO 27001), and embed security into development workflows
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Partner Operations, and Business Development to translate user and partner needs into scalable, production-ready solutions
Take ownership of growth strategy and team development, including hiring, budgeting, and identifying future skills, structures, and potential acquisitions
Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advance both product capabilities and technical maturity across the platform
Promote agile, sustainable software development practices and actively contribute to an open, inclusive, and purpose-driven engineering culture

Requirements:

Proven leadership experience in software engineering, ideally within large-scale data platforms, transactional systems, fintech, automotive, or mobility sectors
Extensive experience managing senior engineering leaders and geographically distributed teams across multiple platforms. Skilled in coaching, fostering collaboration, and building resilient, high-performance cultures
Practical experience building workflow tooling and processing pipelines that manage large-scale, high-throughput datasets
Strong background in delivering and scaling B2B2C or partner-integrated platforms, combining a user-centric and data-driven mindset
Experience in designing and operating transactional systems, including session management and payment systems
Demonstrated success in delivering systems in regulated environments (e.g. PCI DSS, TISAX, ISO 27001), including compliance alignment and audit readiness
Advanced knowledge of cloud-native engineering (preferably AWS), microservice architecture, container orchestration, and scalable infrastructure
Fluent in agile methodologies, DevSecOps practices, and continuous delivery principles
skilled in optimising development flow and engineering velocity
Effective communicator, able to influence across technical, commercial, and executive teams with clarity and credibility
Experience managing vendor and outsourcing relationships at both strategic and operational levels
Minimum of 10 years in agile product engineering environments, with a consistent track record of delivery and innovation
Fluency in English is required

Nice to have:

Familiarity with payment orchestration platforms, acquirer integrations, and identity frameworks for fleet and driver-based services
Experience integrating with automotive OEM systems, in-vehicle commerce platforms, or embedded infotainment services
Working knowledge of modern authentication flows and standards, such as OAuth2, SSO, and SAML, and secure API gateway patterns

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

Expiration:
December 26, 2025

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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