Engineering Manager: Build a Hands-On, Remote-Ready Team

Phorest Software; Dublin; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Wellness days

Employee share purchase scheme

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Bike to work scheme

Tax saver transport tickets

Fertility/Paternity leave benefits

Job summary

Phorest Software is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to build and lead a brand-new engineering team. You will shape the team, its ways of working, and its technical foundations from day one, focusing on internal systems that support Customer Success, Billing and revenue operations.

You will partner with a Product Manager and senior engineers to set the technical direction, decide when to buy vs build, and drive delivery across multiple areas while keeping live operations safe and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering.
• 1–2+ years managing engineers directly or as tech lead/engineering manager.
• Experience designing API-driven or event-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Build the team from the ground up; hire and onboard engineers; provide coaching and development.
• Remain hands-on; spend ~40–50% on technical work.
• Set architectural principles and guardrails with senior engineers.
• Turn business needs into a clear plan; co-own the roadmap with Product Manager.
• Own delivery across multiple focus areas; manage priorities and risks.
• Improve security, reliability and maintainability of critical systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Java

System design

API design

Remote teams

Agile

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Phorest Software is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to build and lead a brand-new engineering team. You will shape the team, its ways of working, and its technical foundations from day one, focusing on internal systems that support Customer Success, Billing and revenue operations.

You will partner with a Product Manager and senior engineers to set the technical direction, decide when to buy vs build, and drive delivery across multiple areas while keeping live operations safe and