Director of Engineering – Freelance

Salt is currently hiring a Director of Engineering, for a client of ours in Amsterdam.

Director of Software Engineering – Freelance

This role is for freelance (zzp/kvk).

Contract Length: 6 months

Hourly rate: Attractive

Overview

The Marketplace organization owns the end-to-end traveler experience, enabling seamless, connected trips across multiple verticals. The Trip Management & Order group focuses on turning bookings into reliable, high-quality trip experiences through scalable platforms, proactive support, and AI-enabled solutions.

Role

You will lead a critical engineering portfolio, partnering with Product and Data leaders to deliver trip-level experiences, improve platform maturity, and drive operational efficiency at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology vision and roadmap
• Lead and grow a high-performing global engineering organization
• Own delivery, platform reliability, and technical excellence
• Drive collaboration across business and technology teams
• Foster strong engineering culture, craftsmanship, and learning

Experience

• Senior software engineering and technology leadership experience
• Proven success leading large, cross-functional engineering teams
• Expertise in large-scale distributed systems and cloud platforms
• Strong strategic, execution, and people leadership skills

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements