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The company is looking for an Engineering Manager to build and operate the products its members rely on, from banking and payments to administration and operational…
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The company is looking for an Engineering Manager to build and operate the products its members rely on, from banking and payments to administration and operational tooling. The manager leads a domain-aligned, full-stack team that owns its products from start to finish. Each team pairs with a Product Manager as a product engineering duo, and engineers agree common norms through practice groups. The role mixes people leadership with hands-on engineering.…
Job Description
The company is looking for an Engineering Manager to build and operate the products its members rely on, from banking and payments to administration and operational tooling. The manager leads a domain-aligned, full-stack team that owns its products from start to finish. Each team pairs with a Product Manager as a product engineering duo, and engineers agree common norms through practice groups.
The role mixes people leadership with hands-on engineering. The manager leads eight to twelve engineers, answers for quality, stability, timelines and dependencies, and drives technical excellence and architecture within the team's scope. Team performance is tracked against DORA measures, and the manager looks after each engineer's growth and wellbeing.
The manager makes meaningful architectural decisions for the domain. The listing describes someone who cares as much about what gets built as how it gets built, and who divides attention among designing, programming and mentoring. Colleagues are expected to bring hard problems to this person for advice.
Candidates should have more than ten years of server-side development in Python, Java, C# or a similar language, experience with a backend framework such as Spring Boot, microservices and RESTful APIs, and experience integrating with third-party partners. Tools include Python and Java, Spring Boot with JOOQ, PostgreSQL on AWS, Docker, Terraform, ArgoCD, EKS, DataDog, Angular on web and Flutter on mobile. No location is given in the listing.
Responsibilities
- Manage eight to twelve engineers across mixed disciplines
- Partner with a Product Manager as the product engineering duo
- Own delivery quality, stability, timelines and dependencies
- Drive technical excellence and architecture within the team's scope
- Improve team performance using DORA measures
- Support the growth and wellbeing of each engineer
- Stay hands-on, balancing design, coding and coaching
Requirements
- More than ten years building server-side applications in Python, Java, C# or a similar language
- Solid knowledge of a backend framework such as Spring Boot
- Experience running microservices and building RESTful APIs
- Experience building dependable, scalable systems hosted in the cloud
- Experience integrating third-party providers and partners
- Strong relational database skills
- Experience leading teams and managing people directly
Qualifications
- Skill at explaining engineering ideas to people without technical backgrounds
- Experience with agile practice and continuous delivery
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary and share options, with location-specific benefits
- 25 days of paid annual leave
- Paid parental leave covering maternity, paternity and adoption
- Personal learning budget of EUR 500 a year
- Health and dental insurance and a mental wellbeing platform
- Multisport card, food vouchers and office snacks
- Home-working equipment allowance and flexible working hours
- Option to work from another country for up to 90 days a year
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many engineers would I manage?
The role involves managing eight to twelve engineers in a mixed-discipline group.
Where is the role based?
The posting does not specify a location. The listing is marked as on-site.
What salary does the posting state?
The gross annual salary is given as EUR 68,400 to 101,250, with openness to discuss it based on expertise.
What experience is required?
The posting asks for more than ten years of server-side experience, plus prior experience leading teams and managing people directly.
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