Engineering Manager

Why this role matters

Engineering Manager leads multiple small to medium-sized teams of high-level professionals, driving excellence and delivering innovative technological solutions. Engineering Manager manages teams across multiple product domains, setting quality standards, fostering collaborative development, facilitating cross-departmental coordination and decision-making, and ensuring reliable and timely product releases.

What you'll actually do

• Build and grow the team by hiring diverse talent and ensuring smooth onboarding and mentorship.
• Lead and inspire by fostering collaboration, engagement, and a high-performance culture, motivating the team to achieve and exceed results while leading by example and engaging directly in operational challenges when needed.
• Develop and support people through coaching, feedback, regular performance reviews, and tailored growth planning.
• Take ownership and make decisions with accountability and timely, informed judgment.
• Align multiple teams with engineering strategy and clarify crossteam responsibilities.
• Serve as a link between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate work across multiple teams within the domain, ensuring consistency in architectural principles.
• Participate in technical planning and reporting processes, set goals for the team.
• Analyze and fill detected/predictable resource gaps to prevent delivery bottlenecks.
• Participate in planning and reporting, incl. resource allocation on domain level, for the teams.
• Develop detailed project plans, manage resources, and monitor progress across teams (not only direct reports).
• Manage resources and budgets within the team for cost efficiency (example: external services, tools, etc).
• Cascade the technical vision and software development strategy.
• Facilitate critical decisions on technology standards, stacks, tools, and frameworks.
• Define effectiveness metrics for the domain. Responsible for domain results and efficiency.
• Serves as the final authority and subject-matter expert within the domain.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical and project-related risks.
• Act as a change agent to support organizational changes and implement management decisions.
• Define principles of working with technical debt.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, propose innovative solutions, and contribute to tech roadmap.
• Support the incident management process within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure continuous quality improvement processes* are on the cutting edge, effectively implemented and executed (Root Cause Analysis, Post Mortem Analysis, Incident Management, Software Delivery, Testing, Code Review, etc.)
• Ensure technical support and software quality comply with standards and reqs appropriate to their level.
• Independently solve technical problems that match own expertise.

 

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Relevant certifications in software architecture, agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe), or cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure) are considered an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading several teams of a total of 20–40 technical specialists, with several (3–5) experienced direct reports
• Experience with managing managers: hiring, growing, corner cases
• Track record of managing the performance and development of highly skilled engineers, including senior and lead positions
• Extensive technical knowledge and deep expertise in building modern, customer-facing products
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in building robust software systems
• Ability to establish and optimize engineering processes related to quality, release, and other parameters
• Understanding of how to align multiple teams to collaborate on a single product across multiple platforms
• Ability to decompose business requirements, metrics, and KPIs into development teams
• Ability to combine deep-diving into details of source code for particular service and delegation of high-level tasks to Team Leaders who report to you
• Strong understanding of both process and people management
• Ability to combine a passion for technology with effective communication skills and enjoy problem-solving in a dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work seamlessly with other departments on a cross-functional basis

What we offer along the way

• Competitive salary and annual performance bonus
• Full relocation support for you and your family — flights, housing, visas, and legal assistance included
• Top-tier health insurance with full family coverage — medical, dental, vision, mental health — plus life insurance for peace of mind
• Unlimited learning opportunities: external courses, English lessons, career and leadership development
• Education allowance covering school and kindergarten fees
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus public holidays and fully paid sick, maternity, and paternity leave
• Employee appreciation program: branded gifts, birthday day-offs, celebration budgets for weddings, newborns, and milestones
• “Get to know Team” trips — meet colleagues across our global hubs, along with company-wide offsites that raise the bar
• Employee share scheme — grow with us
• Branded MINI Cooper Countryman company car and private parking
• Free in-house sports clubs, Sanctum Club gym access, and jet skis
• Access to a Corporate doctor
• Exclusive discount program with cafes, gyms, and local services
• Expat tax perks: up to 50% income tax exemption
• Support with the naturalisation process for relocated employees

 

What your journey looks like

1. Intro call with Recruiter (30 minutes)
2. Tech interview  (60 minutes)
3. Behavioural interview (60 minutes)