Senior Engineering Manager, Promotions

Embedded Shishya; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive multiple software teams in delivering high‑quality, scalable systems. You will mentor engineers, help set product roadmaps with the Product Manager, and ensure architectural soundness and robust processes.

The role requires deep experience leading large teams, strong communication with stakeholders, and a passion for clean code and ongoing improvement in design and delivery.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in a leadership or management role combined with at least 10 years of experience in software development.
• Experience leading teams of 10 engineers or more.
• Demonstrated time management, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to various stakeholders, including non-technical members of the organization.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Collaborative work style with the ability to work with all levels of the organization.

Aufgaben

• Manage day-to-day activities of one or more software development teams with goal setting, mentorship, leadership, guidance and performance feedback.
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to build the roadmap, flesh out requirements, and ensure team execution.
• Ensure development deliverables are documented and decisions recorded per process.
• Assist in hiring initiatives across the engineering department.
• Identify process problems and contribute to improved design, development processes, and system architecture.
• Ensure development follows the defined process throughout the lifecycle.
• Establish KPIs and SLAs and monitor team and system performance.
• Collaborate with the team to meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
• Stay current with trends and technologies impacting the role.
• Other duties as required.

Kenntnisse

Leadership & management

Team mentorship

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day activities of one or more software development teams, providing goal setting, mentorship, coaching, leadership, guidance and performance management and feedback.
• Collaborate closely with the Product Manager on the team to build the roadmap, flesh out requirements, and ensure the team executes.
• Ensure development deliverables are documented and key decisions are recorded in accordance with the design and development process.
• Help with hiring initiatives across the engineering department.
• Assist in identifying process problems and contribute to the continual enhancement of the design, development processes and system architecture.
• Ensure development follows the development process throughout the development lifecycle.
• Establish success metrics (KPIs and SLAs) and monitor team and system performance.
• Collaborate with the team to meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals.
• Stay current with trends, techniques, technology and other factors impacting the job incorporating as deemed necessary.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years in a leadership or management role combined with at least 10 years of experience in software development.
• Experience leading teams of 10 engineers or more.
• Demonstrated time management, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to various stakeholders, including non-technical members of the organization.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated collaborative work style with the ability to effectively collaborate and work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to follow through and complete overlapping projects while adhering to strict deadlines.
• High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
• Passionate about clean code architecture and software craftsmanship.
• A drive for finding simple solutions to complex problems.
• Experience with Kafka, distributed systems and real-time streaming processing.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• NICE TO HAVE: PHP, Next.js, Python, AWS/Lambda, Elixir, building GraphQL APIs (Absinthe), GraphQL schema stitching & subscriptions, GCP, Kubernetes, public speaking, contribution to open source software.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software development teams, with a focus on mentorship, project management, and performance metrics. Proficient in clean code architecture and experienced in real-time streaming processing and container orchestration.