Engineering Manager

Team Up Recruitment; Województwo mazowieckie; Hybrid; PLN 279,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Warsaw

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Learning & development

Multisport

Cafeteria programme

Employee benefits

Job summary

Team Up Recruitment is helping a global technology company hire a Squad Lead (Engineering Manager) in Poland to steer a key product domain. You will guide ~20 engineers, shape technical direction with PMs, and ensure scalable, high-quality software while balancing feature delivery with long-term platform health.

The role is highly technical at architecture level but does not require daily coding. Located in Warsaw with hybrid work, offering 25,000–32,000 PLN gross per month plus annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience and leadership exposure.
• Proven ability to lead a large engineering squad.
• Strong background in B2B SaaS or enterprise web apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering squad of ~20 engineers and specialists.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to define technical direction and roadmap.
• Drive architectural discussions for scalable, maintainable software.
• Balance new features with long-term platform sustainability and debt reduction.
• Foster engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Align priorities with Engineering, Product and Design stakeholders.
• Support hiring, talent development and succession planning.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Product collaboration

Technical strategy

Tools

.NET

React

Azure

Job description

Our client is a global technology company developing an enterprise SaaS platform used by thousands of organizations worldwide. Operating in an international, product-driven environment, the company combines modern engineering practices with a strong mission and long-term product vision.

As part of the continued growth of its engineering organization, the company is expanding its leadership team by introducing larger, domain-focused engineering squads.

We are looking for an experienced Squad Lead (Engineering Manager) to lead one of the company's key product domains.

This is a strategic engineering leadership role focused on driving technical direction, product delivery, and long-term platform evolution. You will work in close partnership with Product Management, helping shape the roadmap while leading a cross-functional engineering team of approximately 20 specialists.

This position is highly technical from an architectural and product perspective, although it does not involve day-to-day coding.

Your role

• Lead, coach and develop a cross-functional engineering squad of approximately 20 engineers and technical specialists.
• Partner closely with Product Managers to define technical direction and successfully deliver the product roadmap.
• Drive architectural discussions and ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.
• Balance new feature development with long-term platform sustainability and technical debt management.
• Foster engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product and Design stakeholders to align priorities and deliver business value.
• Support hiring, talent development, succession planning and the growth of senior engineering talent.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in an Engineering Manager role.
• Previous hands-on experience as a Software Engineer with a strong technical foundation.
• Experience leading engineering teams of at least 15 people within product companies.
• Strong background in building modern B2B SaaS or enterprise web applications.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, distributed systems and modern engineering practices.
• Proven experience partnering with Product Managers and influencing technical strategy.
• Experience with cloud-based environments; knowledge of .NET, React and Azure is considered a strong advantage.
• Good understanding of current AI trends and their application in software engineering.

Offer

• Stable employment based on a Contract of Employment.
• Hybrid working model - 2 days/week in Warsaw office.
• 25 000 - 32 000 PLN gross/month + annual performance bonus.
• Private healthcare, life insurance and wellbeing initiatives.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Multisport, cafeteria programme and additional employee benefits.