Remote Engineering Manager — 3-Month Consulting Lead

Pragmatike; Bordeaux; Remote; EUR 59,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

Pragmatike is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead its engineering function on a remote consulting basis. This is a 3-month initial mission, ASAP start, with potential renewal.

You will bridge engineering leadership with hands-on technical work, driving roadmap, architecture decisions and collaboration with product and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Fluent French and strong English communication are required, with deep experience in software leadership and

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role.
• Strong software engineering background with Python, Ruby, Elixir or Golang.
• Experience in software architecture and modern development workflows.
• Proven track record leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects.
• Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership: Define and drive the engineering roadmap in line with product and business priorities.
• Team management: Lead, mentor and support engineers, set priorities, remove blockers and help the team perform at its best.
• Technical direction: Make and challenge architectural and technical decisions, with a focus on scalability, reliability and maintainability.
• Delivery: Lead complex technical projects from planning through execution, ensuring teams stay aligned and focused on outcomes.
• Stakeholder management: Work closely with product, sales and business stakeholders to translate requirements into clear technical objectives.
• Engineering practices: 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 technical input or support is needed.
• Technology strategy: 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

People management

Hands-on engineering

Communication skills

Remote work

Tools

Python

Ruby

Elixir

Golang

Software architecture

Job description

Pragmatike is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead its engineering function on a remote consulting basis. This is a 3-month initial mission, ASAP start, with potential renewal.

You will bridge engineering leadership with hands-on technical work, driving roadmap, architecture decisions and collaboration with product and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Fluent French and strong English communication are required, with deep experience in software leadership and