Engineering Manager/Lead Developer for Engineering (all genders)

HR New Media GmbH; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working

Modern Hamburg office

Health insurance package

Team events

Meal subsidy

Zusammenfassung

Nect is seeking an Engineering Manager/Lead Developer to steer a cross-functional engineering team and influence product delivery from conception to release.

You will collaborate with Product, ML, and Infrastructure teams to create secure, scalable digital identity solutions while fostering a culture of enablement, feedback, and continuous growth.

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years in a leadership role with a focus on enabling teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to give constructive feedback.
• Proven people management experience and delivery oversight in digital products.
• Solid technical background in at least one of Java, Go, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, or Python.

Aufgaben

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team.
• Drive delivery across the full product lifecycle with timely releases.
• Collaborate with Product, ML, and Infrastructure teams to deliver real value.
• Maintain regular performance reviews and clear goal setting.
• Foster agile practices and continuously improve delivery processes.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Team building

Communication

Agile

Java

Go

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Engineering Manager/Lead Developer for Engineering (all genders)

At Nect, we make digitalization tangible and secure. We develop AI- and biometrics-based trust services, including digital identity and signature solutions. Sounds technical? It is - but, more importantly, it’s exciting. Our technologies help public authorities and businesses prepare for the digital future. We are driven by our desire to demonstrate the simplicity and security of digital solutions while creating new opportunities for all. Are you ready to help shape the digital world of tomorrow with us?

About the role

Nect has the most innovative and advanced ident (and more) product in the industry. We uniquely combined technology, security, and compliance behind an easily accessible user experience.

Work with these talented people as a leader and add more innovative and status-quo-changing solutions for our users and customers!

The Engineering Manager is responsible for the delivery of a cross functional engineering team. Together with our Product Management you and your team decisively influence the value for our customers and the quality of our products. You will also be the peer of our machine learning team leadership and closely collaborate with this area.

Your responsibilities include team leadership, finding innovative and efficient technical solutions, and influencing the technical strategy. You create the environment for the engineering teams, so that they can perform at their highest level and contribute to the ever-increasing customer value of our products efficiently and effectively.

You are responsible for:

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team with a strong focus on enablement, feedback culture, and continuous growth
• Drive delivery across the full product lifecycle, ensuring timely releases of high-quality, customer-facing applications
• Collaborate closely with Product, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure teams to deliver real value to users and customers
• Manage team performance through regular 1:1s, structured performance reviews, and clear goal setting
• Foster agile ways of working (e.g., Scrum) and continuously improve delivery processes and efficiency
• Contribute to technical direction, including architecture improvements, scalability, and managing technical debt
• Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Support hiring and team growth, identifying and nurturing talent within the organization

You bring with you:

• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role, with a strong focus on empowering and enabling teams
• Excellent communication skills, with proven ability to give constructive feedback and build trust through empathy
• Strong people management experience, including 1:1s and performance management; budget responsibility is a plus
• Solid technical background (hands-on experience) in at least one of the following: Java, Go, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, or Python
• Proven experience in agile development environments and delivery management of digital products
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to balance speed and technical quality
• Strong customer-centric thinking and understanding of how to deliver user value through engineering teams
• Fluent in English (must-have); German is a plus

What we offer you:

• Flexible working and a modern working environment
• Scale-up culture with security and vision: digital, innovative, ambitious
• Flat hierarchies and quick decisions: real scope for your ideas
• Personal development: in a growing tech company with a future
• Modern office in Hamburg: central location between the Elbe and Alster rivers with a pleasant working atmosphere
• Health benefits: company health insurance package
• Team spirit: regular events and exchanges in a motivated environment
• Catering support: subsidy for your daily meals/snacks

Ready to help shape digital identity in Europe?