Engineering Manager, Big Data

Adform; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual learning budget

Health benefits (LuxMed) and insurance

On-site breakfast and snacks

Pet-friendly office policy

Global perks and referral program

Job summary

Adform is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Big Data Group in Warsaw to lead backend and data-driven initiatives. The role focuses on people management, delivering development outcomes, and aligning with product direction.

You will work closely with Product Directors, Architects, and other teams to ensure scalable and maintainable data pipelines and services. A strong emphasis is placed on ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in managing backend or cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience with agile practices and project delivery.
• Strong collaboration with product owners, architects and stakeholders.
• Mentorship and people development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow backend engineering teams within Big Data.
• Plan, prioritise and deliver backend projects on time and with high quality.
• Coordinate with product, architecture and other teams to align on technical direction.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and incident response.
• Continuously improve team processes (CI/CD, testing, agile).
• Communicate progress, risks and trade-offs to leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight for scalable, secure solutions.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Big Data

Leadership

Tools

Kafka

Hadoop

Vertica

Job description

About the Role and Team:

The Big Data Group is responsible for processing, storing, and delivering meaningful information both within the Adform Flow product and to external clients. Its work begins once raw internet data is captured and available in the Adform environment. The group’s processing mechanisms transform raw data into augmented, valuable information, which is stored in Vertica and HDFS. Several development teams operate within the group, each focused on building microservices that handle real-time data. These services support various domains such as DMP, Reporting, Algo, and Research. The Engineering Manager role in Big Data oversees two of these teams.

The manager is accountable for people management, delivery of development outcomes, and stakeholder alignment. The Engineering Manager works closely with Product Managers and the Product Director to coordinate delivery against the product roadmap, and with Architects to ensure teams understand and align with the agreed technical direction and requirements. Ultimately, the role ensures that teams perform at a high level while meeting organisational goals.

We hope you are ready to change the game! Be ready to:

• Team Leadership & Development: Hire, mentor, and grow engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Project Delivery: Plan, prioritise, and oversee execution of backend projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product owners, other development teams, architects to achieve business goals
• Operational Excellence: Own system reliability, performance, and monitoring; drive incident management and root-cause analysis
• Process Improvement: Continuously refine team processes (agile, CI/CD, testing) to boost productivity and quality
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate progress, risks, and technical trade-offs effectively with leadership and non-technical stakeholders
• Technical Guidance: Technically aware to support and challenge the team in making architectural and design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable

Attitude First. Everything else will follow. We can grow together faster if you have:

• Proven leadership experience in managing backend or cross-functional engineering teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to align engineers, product, and business stakeholders
• Experience in project delivery with agile practices, prioritisation, and balancing short- vs. long-term goals
• Ability to mentor and grow engineers, fostering career development and high performance
• Solid understanding of engineering best practices
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills with a balance of technical depth and business impact
• Track record of driving operational excellence in areas like performance, reliability, and incident management
• Adform‘s guiding principles ingrained in your profile: Focus on Client Value, Behave with Decency, Take Ownership, Care, Collaborate as a Team Player, Remain Ambitious, and Stand Tall in all interactions

Stand out by having:

• Technical background in backend engineering, distributed systems, or Big Data, enabling you to effectively support and challenge technical decisions made by the team
• Understanding of Big Data and cloud technologies, such as Kafka, Hadoop, Vertica, or public cloud platforms
• Experience working in AdTech or other data-intensive technology domains
• Experience leading technically strong engineering teams and creating an environment where engineers can grow, take ownership, and continuously improve

Our promise to you:

• Global, Dynamic Culture: Work in a highly dynamic, inspiring, and international environment
• Accelerated Growth: Daily opportunities for rapid learning and professional development and annual learning budget to help you grow your skills and support continuous learning
• Supportive Leadership: Transparent communication and leadership committed to supporting your career trajectory
• Comprehensive Health & Well-being: Robust healthcare benefits, including health (LuxMed VIP package with a dedicated account with the option to enroll a spouse, partner, or child) and accident insurance, to keep you covered
• On-Site Breakfast and Snacks: Access to our on-site always full refrigerators offering breakfast, snacks and beverages
• Pet-Friendly Policy: We welcome your Companions! We are very pet-friendly and happy to have your pet join you in the office
• Rewarding Referrals: Highly rewarding referral program to recognize you for bringing in top talent
• Global Perks: Enjoy global perks, work anniversary celebrations, and company events designed to connect and celebrate success

Diversity & Inclusion @Adform:

Adform is an equal opportunity employer with a global perspective. We remain committed to creating an environment that not only respects different backgrounds but celebrates them too. We believe that diversity in all its forms enhances our teams’ creativity, innovation, and effectiveness, and therefore we value different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We are committed to creating a work environment where Adform employees feel valued for who they are and what they can contribute, free from any type of discrimination.