Senior Engineering Manager

Smartly.io; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive Global Culture

Comprehensive rewards

Flexible hybrid workplace

Job summary

A leading advertising technology company is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Helsinki to lead a Fullstack team responsible for integrating with multiple advertising platforms. You will ensure high-quality outcomes and foster team growth through effective coaching. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in high-performing teams, agile practices, and a strong user-focused mindset. The role requires being hands-on with technical decisions and system design. The company offers a flexible hybrid workplace and a focus on well-being.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Experience throughout the full software lifecycle.
• Strong focus on delivery with the ability to make trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Lead an autonomous Fullstack team delivering channel integration.
• Champion team member growth through coaching and development.
• Identify blockers and tackle ambitious technical problems.

Skills

Leadership

Agile development practices

User-focused mentality

Technical decision-making

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join Smartly’s Creative Engineering group to lead a team responsible for building and maintaining integrations with multiple advertising platforms. The team plays a key role in enabling Smartly’s creative offering by ensuring our systems connect seamlessly with external partner APIs and services at scale.

The team designs, builds, and operates high‑scale integration services that are relied on by some of the world’s largest advertisers. These integrations are a critical part of how creatives are delivered, managed, and optimized across channels, making the team’s work central to the overall product experience.

The main technologies used by the team include:

• React for selected UI workflows
• Deep integrations with external advertising platforms and the broader Smartly infrastructure

As an Engineering Manager, your role is to ensure the team focuses on the highest priority work with predictable timelines, delivering high quality outcomes with clarity of purpose, while building reliable and scalable systems that our customers can trust.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and facilitate an autonomous Fullstack team responsible for the end-to-end delivery of channel integration, working closely with your product manager counterparts to align priorities and drive impact.
• Champion team member growth through coaching, regular 1:1s, and clear personal development planning, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Identify blockers and tackle ambitious technical problems to add your mark to our engineering culture.

What we’re looking for:

• You are an experienced people leader with proven ability in building and leading high‑performing teams
• You have experience throughout the full software life‑cycle in an environment with high‑availability demands and active user‑base
• You have experience in various agile development practices as well as the pragmatism to know which trade‑offs are acceptable and a sharp focus on delivery.
• You have an empathic and user‑focused mentality: you care deeply about the product experience, you understand users’ motivations and frustrations, and you genuinely want to help them
• You are comfortable being hands‑on to guide the team on technical decisions, system design and best engineering practices.
• You have the ability to work from our Helsinki office three days a week

What We Offer You

At Smartly, we offer a place where you can advance your career. Here, you'll find an Inclusive Global Culture, Global Impact, a focus on wellbeing, comprehensive rewards, and a flexible hybrid workplace.