Engineering Manager, Pricing (m/f/d)

FREE NOW; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading mobility service provider is seeking an Engineering Manager to head the Pricing engineering team in Hamburg. This role focuses on delivering scalable software that optimizes pricing strategies across markets. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a solid engineering background, particularly in Kotlin or Java. The benefits include flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities. Join us to enhance urban mobility and drive innovative solutions!

Leistungen

Flexible working arrangements

LinkedIn Learning

Sabbatical & special leave policies

WeRoad partnership

Birthday and other holidays off

Short term EU work policy

Mobility Credit

Health Insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifikationen

• Experience in building software systems for multiple years.
• Ability to effectively guide and motivate your team.
• A culture of learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.

Aufgaben

• Ensure sustainable delivery and transparency in your team.
• Collaborate closely with Data Science and Machine Learning partners.
• Help your software engineers grow, providing feedback and setting goals.

Kenntnisse

Software engineering background

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Continuous learning mindset

Structured communication

Problem-solving

English communication skills

Tools

Kotlin

Java

AWS

Docker

Git

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Location: Come and join us in our headquarters in Hamburg!

Freenow empowers smarter mobility decisions, helping people move freely and cities thrive.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Pricing engineering team, building the systems that allow full control and transparency over our pricing strategies per market.

In this role, you’ll manage a diverse, multinational team of passionate engineers, delivering tailored and convenient pricing experiences. You’ll drive high-quality, scalable software that supports our business growth, adapts to different markets, and stays fully compliant with market regulations.

If you’re ready to bring your ideas, lead with impact, and evolve a mission-critical Pricing system, hop on board for your next ride with Freenow.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a sustainable delivery of your team while giving transparency and always pushing for perfection
• Integrate and collaborate with other disciplines and other tech leads as one team
• Especially collaborate closely with our Data Science and Machine Learning partners to build and scale our dynamic pricing systems.
• Develop and improve processes and software development techniques together with your team
• Help your software engineers to grow: Help them with their weaknesses and foster their strengths, provide frequent feedback and set goals
• Foster autonomy in decisions and processes of your squad
• Work with the recruiting team: Not only on attracting but also on retaining and onboarding new team members

Our Techstack: Kotlin | Java | AWS | Docker | Git | Kafka | Elasticsearch & more

Qualifications

• You have a strong software engineering background, building software systems for multiple years, ideally with Kotlin or Java
• You possess strong leadership skills and can effectively guide and motivate your team
• You have a demonstrated ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships and collaborate effectively with commercial, product, and local market teams to drive alignment and joint business outcomes.
• You are committed to continuous learning and professional growth, and you foster a culture of learning, knowledge sharing, and collaboration within your team.
• Your way of communication is structured and transparent as well as polite but clear
• You have a growth mindset and can quickly adapt to change
• You are a creative problem-solver and enjoy finding innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems.
• Ideally you\'re familiar with marketplace or financial processes such as controlling pricing setups or charging customers
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• LinkedIn Learning
• Sabbatical & special leave policies
• WeRoad partnership
• Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
• Short term EU work policy
• Mobility Credit
• Health Insurance
• Employee assistance program

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

FREe NOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.

We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.

ABOUT FREENOW

We are Freenow, the European taxi app with the broadest multi-mobility offering, available in 9 markets and over 180 cities. Our app gives millions of passengers the freedom to move with a wide choice of services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and public transport.

Headquartered in Hamburg and led by our CEO Thomas Zimmermann, we are on a mission to make urban mobility more efficient, sustainable and inclusive.

Since July 2025 we have been part of Lyft, a global mobility platform connecting riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together we are building a more caring and connected world, creating new opportunities for innovation, growth and impact.