Remote Engineering Lead — 3-Month Consulting (French)

Pragmatike; Madrid; Remote; EUR 85,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a growing technology company looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to take ownership of its engineering function on a consulting basis. This is a 3-month initial mission, renewable based on business needs, with an ASAP start.

You will sit at the intersection of engineering leadership, technical decision-making and business priorities, combining team management with hands-on technical depth to challenge architectural decisions and unblock engineers.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role.
• Strong software engineering background with experience in Python, Ruby, Elixir or Golang.
• Experience designing scalable architectures and modern development practices.
• Proven track record delivering complex engineering projects.
• Ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Excellent English communication; French fluency is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the engineering roadmap in line with product and business priorities.
• Lead, mentor and support engineers, set priorities, remove blockers and help the team perform at its best.
• Make and challenge architectural and technical decisions, with a focus on scalability, reliability and maintainability.
• Lead complex technical projects from planning through execution, ensuring teams stay aligned and focused on outcomes.
• Translate requirements into clear technical objectives with product, sales and business stakeholders.
• Establish and improve development standards, processes and ways of working across the engineering organization.
• Hands-on contribution: stay technically close to the team and contribute directly when deeper input is needed.
• Evaluate new technologies and identify practical opportunities across Cloud, AI, Blockchain and other emerging technologies.
• Continuous improvement: improve engineering processes, team performance and delivery quality as the company scales.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Python/Go/Ruby/Elixir

Remote work

Stakeholder management

Job description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a growing technology company looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to take ownership of its engineering function on a consulting basis. This is a 3-month initial mission, renewable based on business needs, with an ASAP start.

You will sit at the intersection of engineering leadership, technical decision-making and business priorities, combining team management with hands-on technical depth to challenge architectural decisions and unblock engineers.