Engineering Manager - EU

Ashby; Österreich; Vor Ort; EUR 110.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Equipment budget

Education budget

Zusammenfassung

Ashby is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small, autonomous team in Europe. You will write product specs with engineers, make product decisions, and coach engineers from start to finish, moving away from rigid tickets.

You’ll build an environment where engineers own their projects, grow them into leaders, and contribute across code, product, and design. This role blends technical leadership with people leadership at Ashby.

Qualifikationen

• Strong people leadership experience in software engineering.
• Ability to discuss infra, backend, and frontend with engineers.
• Experience building high-trust, autonomous teams.
• Proven track record of giving detailed feedback and coaching.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team of up to six direct reports and drive ownership.
• Coach engineers, help decide product scope, and enable delivery.
• Jump into code when needed to debug or improve developer experience.
• Foster a culture of autonomy, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Kenntnisse

Technical leadership

Coaching & mentoring

System design

Strategic thinking

Recruiting

Communication

Empathy

Jobbeschreibung

Hi I’m Colin, Director of Engineering, Europe. How do you feel about software engineers writing product specs, making product decisions, and not breaking down projects into individual tickets? If that sounds exciting (even a bit scary), I’m looking for an engineering manager to help us build a different type of engineering team and culture at Ashby.

We want to move away from processes that keep engineers from getting things done. Instead, we aim to give engineers ownership and encourage skunkworks‑style projects where they can take a problem from start to finish.

In Addition To Working With Engineers You’ll Also Get To Work On Projects Yourselves. Some Examples Of Work Our Engineering Leaders Have Done

• Provide feedback on product and technical specs to help engineers decide where to cut scope or improve quality. You influence and coach ICs but do not make the final decisions.
• Grow engineers to the point where they can take large, loosely defined projects and deliver them with little intervention. They still ask for help when needed, but they drive their own work.
• Jump into our systems and code to debug a customer issue, ship a small bug fix, or improve our developer experience. Engineering leaders are great engineers who keep their skills up‑to‑date while staying off the critical path.
• Improve how we generate and simulate data in demo accounts. It is a project off the critical path but helps you stay familiar with our codebase while having a large impact on the business.

Why be a manager?

You will lead a team of up to six direct reports, spend time listening, coaching, and coding, and build an environment where engineers own their projects. You’ll focus on building your team’s skills, fostering ownership, and creating a culture that encourages innovation and autonomy.

I Thought I’d Outline Some Things I’m Looking For To Help You Decide If This Fits What You’re Looking For

• You love being technical and can hold in‑depth conversations with direct reports across infra, backend, and frontend.
• You enjoy management problems and building systems that enable people to do their best work.
• You hold your team to a high standard and don’t shy away from giving detailed feedback.
• You are an excellent and empathetic communicator, capable of facilitating change at individual and organization levels.
• You understand what exceptional engineers look like, how to recruit them, and how to grow them into great leaders.
• You’re comfortable thinking about product, business, and design without dominating the decision‑making process.
• You thrive in high‑trust, high‑autonomy environments and can build your own onboarding path while creating strong feedback loops.

Put Another Way, You Shouldn’t Apply If

• You don’t enjoy coding or find it difficult to stay up‑to‑date on technology.
• You entered management merely because it was the only available growth path.
• You want to make all the product decisions instead of empowering your team.
• You are happy working with a team that is predominantly early‑career or mid‑career without giving them ownership or autonomy.
• You see a staff or principal engineer as someone who spends most of their time project managing or doing architecture reviews.
• You think a large engineering team must always implement standard processes such as sprint planning and detailed specifications, and you believe compromises must be made as the team grows.

Interview Process

The interview process consists of six interviews in the following order:

• Intro Call (30m) – Discuss your application questions, align on the responsibilities of the role, and answer questions about Ashby.
• Past Experience Deep Dive (1h) – Discuss your past experience as an engineering leader.
• Technical Screen (1h) – Add a feature back to Ashby. You’ll spend most of your time understanding a specific part of our codebase and write less than 15 lines of code.
• Coffee Chat with VP of Engineering (1h) – Spend time with our VP of Engineering and get to know each other.
• Meet the Team (2h) – Meet our CEO, Engineers, Product Managers, and other team members.
• Final Discussion – Wrap up any remaining questions and discuss next steps.

Technology Stack

TypeScript (frontend & backend), Node.js, React, Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, Redis. Experience is not required – we only require a willingness to learn.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• 10‑year exercise window for stock options. You can choose when to exercise.
• Unlimited PTO and strong encouragement to take time off.
• Generous equipment, software, and office furniture budget.
• $100 per month education budget, with additional coverage for conferences by manager approval.

Compensation Range

€110,000 – €185,000 per year.

Ashby provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

Ashby is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. We confirm that this advertisement is for an active, existing vacancy within our organization. We may use artificial intelligence‑driven tools to assist our recruitment team in screening, assessing, and selecting candidates for this position.