Job description
Engineering Manager
Company Overview
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618), also known as JINGDONG, has evolved from a pioneering e-commerce platform into a leading technology and service provider with supply chain at its core. Renowned for its supply chain innovation and excellence, the company has expanded into sectors including retail, technology, logistics, healthcare, and more.
Job Summary
JD.com is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the design and development of scalable AI infrastructure supporting our international business. In this role, you will drive key technical decisions and architect robust systems for model training, deployment, LLM integration, and data pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design of scalable AI infrastructure and AI-driven application architectures, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.
- Build and optimize end-to-end AI systems, including data pipelines, model training, evaluation, deployment, and application integration.
- Ensure system robustness through strong observability, maintainability, and safe deployment practices, while proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks to support long-term scalability and stability.
- Research, evaluate, and apply emerging technologies in AI infrastructure and applications, identifying opportunities to integrate new tools and architectures.
- Collaborate with global teams to translate technical decisions into business impact and support international expansion.
- Drive the growth of team technical capabilities, promote engineering best practices, and shape long-term architectural vision for AI systems.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable AI infrastructure and AI-driven applications.
- Proficient coding skills with a focus on writing clean, maintainable, and production-quality code.
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed computing, with solid understanding of AI/ML systems, cloud-native architectures, and big data technologies.
- Strong expertise in backend and distributed systems.
- Proven experience as a technical lead, driving complex projects or high-performing engineering teams.
- Excellent English and Chinese communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across global teams and translate technical decisions into business impact.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in e-commerce or technology-driven companies, with exposure to international markets inlcuding Europe.
Location
Berlin, Germany
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and performance bonuses.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At JD.com, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
