Backend Engineering Manager

Verve; Ireland; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

12 paid holidays

3 wellness/ social responsibility days

401(k) Retirement plan with company

Comprehensive benefits package

Parental Leave Policy

Employee Assistance Program

FSA & Commuter Benefits

Pet Insurance

Accident Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Wellness Reimbursement Program

Learning and Development Stipend

Work Travel Program

English/ German Language Classes

An Apple MacBook and telephone reimbur

Training budget of 500 Euro per year

Company pension

Job summary

Verve is expanding its central engineering hub in Dublin, seeking a hands-on Backend Engineering Manager to build and lead one of our core engineering teams. You will guide the development of Verve’s ad exchange and ad server functionality, balancing people leadership with technical depth.

You will mentor direct reports, drive agile processes, participate in hiring and performance reviews, and contribute to architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Solid experience leading and growing engineering teams.
• Hands-on backend engineering with system-level languages (Java/Go).
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing backend team.
• Architect decisions and code reviews to ensure quality.
• Monitor production systems and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Drive agile team operations for timely deliveries.
• Mentor engineers and support career growth.

Skills

People leadership

Debugging & troubleshooting

Cloud architecture

Agile / Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related scientific field

Tools

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

• Verve is expanding its central engineering hub in Dublin, and we are looking for a hands‑on Backend Engineering Manager to help build and lead one of our core engineering teams
• In this role, you will lead a team responsible for developing and scaling Verve’s core ad exchange and ad server functionality
• This is a high‑impact role for someone who enjoys both people leadership and deep technical involvement
• You are not only a manager
• You are a technical leader who can understand complex systems, support engineers in their growth, contribute to architecture decisions, review code, unblock teams, and stay close to production systems
• Mentor, grow, and develop your direct reports, helping them chart their career paths
• Lead agile team operations to ensure consistent, high-quality, and on‑time software deliveries
• Drive team growth by actively participating in hiring, interviewing, and performance reviews
• Contribute to department‑wide engineering initiatives, optimizing processes for both developer experience and business outcomes
• Maintain a deep, in-and-out understanding of our systems and architecture
• Create new product increments, oversee deployments, and proactively monitor system health
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues alongside your team
• Leverage and champion modern development practices, including agentic‑assisted coding workflows

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 12 paid holidays
• 3 wellness/ social responsibility days
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Parental Leave Policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• FSA & Commuter Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Learning and Development Stipend
• Work Travel Program
• English/ German Language Classes
• An Apple MacBook and telephone reimbursement
• Fun (online) events organised by and with colleagues
• And work with a great team and the most fantastic brands!
• 27 vacation days
• Yearly 3 wellness days
• Training budget of 500 Euro per year
• Company pension
• Development and career opportunities

Qualifications

• AI-Assisted Dev: Solid understanding and practical knowledge of agentic-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or similar)
• Cloud Infrastructure: Proven experience working with Cloud Computing platforms (GCP, AWS)
• 3+ years of direct experience managing, leading, and growing a team of engineers
• Modern DevOps: Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 7+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience with system-level languages. (We are generally language-agnostic, but most of our stack is Java and Go)
• Observability & IaC: Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform) and monitoring/alerting systems (Grafana, ELK)
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related scientific field