Engineering Manager - Scale Cross-Functional SaaS Teams

Doghouse Recruitment; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Job summary

Doghouse Recruitment is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager for a growing SaaS company in Utrecht. You will lead an international team of 11 engineers through a key growth phase, balancing hands-on coding with people leadership and working closely with the tech lead and Product.

We value a track record of scaling teams, clear ownership, and improving delivery processes, with fluency in English and a background in C#/.NET, Azure, DevOps, Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience scaling, restructuring or splitting engineering teams.
• Hands-on mindset (approximately 50% management / 50% technical).
• Strong communication skills in English and the ability to connect technology, product and business.
• Background in C#/.NET and Azure; experience with DevOps, Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and developing a team of 4-6 engineers.
• Improving delivery processes and collaboration with Product.
• Establishing clear ownership and effective ways of working.
• Supporting organizational change and continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

C#/.NET

Azure

DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

Doghouse Recruitment is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager for a growing SaaS company in Utrecht. You will lead an international team of 11 engineers through a key growth phase, balancing hands-on coding with people leadership and working closely with the tech lead and Product.

We value a track record of scaling teams, clear ownership, and improving delivery processes, with fluency in English and a background in C#/.NET, Azure, DevOps, Docker and Kubernetes.