Senior Engineering Manager — Scale & Tech Strategy

Agoda; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead large engineering teams and directly coach engineering managers and senior engineers. This role requires setting a technical roadmap, influencing senior leadership, and driving strategic initiatives across projects for scalable systems.

You will own major programs, foster talent development, and ensure velocity and quality through robust engineering metrics.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large engineering teams (25+ people).
• Experience hiring and managing engineering managers.
• Experience developing future engineering managers from within the company.
• Experience rapidly growing a team.
• Experience communicating to C-level.
• At least 5 years in engineering management and 10+ years in software engineering.
• Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility.
• Ability to operate autonomously with strong ownership.

Responsibilities

• Manage large engineering teams
• Directly manage engineering managers and star engineers
• Provide technical input on new business ideas
• Work with senior leadership up to C-level
• Drive initiatives outside your core team
• Build and guide the technical roadmap for your area
• Take ownership of major projects that are strategic to Agoda
• Develop people, inspiring others to achieve their potential and bringing new talent into the business

Skills

Engineering leadership

Hiring managers

Cross-functional leadership

C-level communication

System ownership

Autonomous decision making

Multi-language tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or quantitative field

Job description

Agoda is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead large engineering teams and directly coach engineering managers and senior engineers. This role requires setting a technical roadmap, influencing senior leadership, and driving strategic initiatives across projects for scalable systems.

You will own major programs, foster talent development, and ensure velocity and quality through robust engineering metrics.