Product & Engineering Lead
MCR Media Group · Remote (Europe) · Full-time
About MCR
MCR is an international, performance-driven product company behind online IQ tests, personality and emotional intelligence assessments, and brain-training platforms. Our products serve customers worldwide and attract millions of monthly visits through performance marketing across all major acquisition channels. Headquartered in Cyprus, MCR runs a portfolio of profitable subscription businesses built on fast experimentation and continuous growth.
About the role
This is not a classic product management role. We’re looking for a technically strong builder who can own both what we build and how we build it: shaping and launching new subscription products while taking CTO-like ownership of development processes, technical decisions and production quality.
MCR runs a growing portfolio of subscription products built on a shared funnels platform, with a dedicated subscription backend for each product line. Several new product lines are planned over the coming period. You’ll own the technology behind this “product factory”, making sure every new launch is faster, more reliable and more reusable than the last. Most development and DevOps are delivered by an external partner, so you’ll be the company’s in-house technical owner, setting direction, standards and priorities for the vendor.
The role is hands-on and reports directly to the CEO and COO. Most of your focus (around 60–70%) will be on launching new products, with the rest on improving the existing portfolio. It’s an ideal fit for a CTO, Head of Engineering or Engineering Manager who wants closer ownership of product and business results, or a Technical PM with a strong engineering background.
What you’ll do
Own new subscription products and funnels end to end: Build → Launch → Test → Scale → Localise.
Audit the current setup in depth (people, processes, technologies, services and the development vendor), then propose improvements backed by evidence and implement what’s approved.
Own all development processes, from planning and delivery to code and release quality, for both current work and fast new launches.
Manage the external development and DevOps partner: set priorities, review technical proposals and estimates, and hold delivery to clear quality and timeline standards.
Design and evolve a scalable, reusable platform architecture so new product lines and localised funnels can launch quickly on a shared foundation.
Make and challenge technical decisions on architecture, integrations, infrastructure and tooling, choosing pragmatic solutions that let us launch fast and scale reliably.
Own the reliability of the stack: hosting and infrastructure, databases, monitoring, alerting and incident response.
Own recurring billing and payment provider (PSP) integrations, including payment success, routing and subscription flows.
Own the technical foundation of our funnels: analytics and event tracking, ad pixels, A/B testing infrastructure, and the data flows growth relies on.
Build prototypes and MVPs quickly, using AI-assisted development and prototyping tools to validate ideas before full investment.
Partner closely with the Head of Growth and the Analyst on acquisition, tracking, cohort data and funnel performance across Meta, Google, TikTok and other channels.
Work with the security function on access control and infrastructure protection.
Analyse conversion, retention, churn and LTV, and recommend whether to scale, optimise or shut down a product.
Build repeatable processes, playbooks and technical frameworks that make each new launch faster than the last.
What we’re looking for
4+ years in technical leadership or technical product roles: CTO, Head of Engineering, Engineering, Development Manager or Technical PM with a strong engineering or QA background.
A hands-on understanding of how web products work under the hood: frontend and backend, APIs, integrations, databases, depl
