Engineering Manager

Instapro Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary package

Hybrid work environment

Temporary work from abroad policy

Regular team and social events

Referral bonus

Further benefits depending on location

Job summary

A technology company in Amsterdam is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers and drive product development. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software engineering and at least 2 years in leadership. Responsibilities include mentoring, product delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in software products and services.
• 2+ years of experience in team building and servant leadership.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience developing production-ready features with modern programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software development engineers.
• Deliver impactful products for service professionals and homeowners.
• Partner with Product and Design teams for effective product delivery.
• Own the quality of products and ensure business continuity.
• Grow as a leader and technologist through feedback and coaching.
• Ensure system reliability and business continuity while evolving architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Software development

Collaboration

Communication

PHP

Next.js

Spring Boot

Symfony

REST APIs

Relational databases

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field

Tools

Kotlin

Java

TypeScript

PHP

Docker

Kubernetes

Next.js

Spring Boot

Symfony

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Grafana

Job description

Overview

Instapro Group is looking for an Engineering Manager with leadership, delivery, and design experience as we work together to ensure our homeowners and professionals enjoy the best possible experience with our product. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead & mentor a team of engineers, own large parts of our products and influence technical and product decisions. You will collaborate across the organisation with technical and non-technical peers, develop a team that delivers sound technical solutions to challenging problems, champion the team’s impact to the business, and continuously grow as an engineer and a leader.

What you’ll do

• Lead and mentor an innovative team of software development engineers – developing people as you grow our business and technology
• Deliver products that enable service professionals to do the work they love and help homeowners love where they live
• Partner with passionate Product and Design counterparts to deliver impactful products and continuously evaluate the most effective way to deliver short- and long-term solutions
• Help establish a diverse and inclusive organization based upon safety and contribution, while supporting peers and the teams they support
• Foster a positive, supportive, and lively work environment while providing opportunities for team members to tackle new roles and take on new responsibilities
• Own the ins and outs of a system that is constantly growing and evolving while ensuring the quality of our products and the business continuity of our systems
• Grow as a leader and a technologist through coaching and feedback from your leaders and peers while helping reimagine and improve our culture and practices

Job requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience within architecting, developing, and shipping software products and/or services across the stack
• 2+ years of experience building people and teams: embodying servant leadership, empowering teams & collaborative work practices
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment that respects its engineers and users
• Experience developing production-ready features using programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, TypeScript, PHP and web frameworks such as Next.js, Spring Boot and Symfony
• Ability to collaborate & communicate with product & business counterparts, and present ideas to internal and external audiences
• Familiarity with database principles, distributed systems and creating RESTful APIs

Preferred

• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with Elasticsearch and Kafka
• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field

These are the benefits you'll enjoy

• Highly competitive salary package
• Hybrid work environment
• Temporary work from abroad policy
• Regular team and social events
• Referral bonus
• Further benefits depending on location

These are the values that guide everything we do

• We put integrity first. We are authentic, transparent and respectful.
• We are all stewards. We are stewards of the company on behalf of all stakeholders.
• We follow the evidence. We are objective, evidence-based and pragmatic in our decision-making.
• We never stop learning. We are open-minded and curious.
• We win together. We collaborate and earn trust with our colleagues.
• We are inclusive. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company.

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