Engineering Manager @ TPConnects Technologies

TPConnects Technologies; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote option

Flexible hours

Annual leave 22-26 days

Health & dental insurance

Multisport card

International team

Job summary

TPConnects Technologies in Warsaw is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead one of our software teams as we scale our cloud-native platform. You’ll combine engineering leadership with technical decision-making, helping your team deliver high-quality software while growing engineers and fostering collaboration across product, architecture and global colleagues.

Join a role that supports AI-enhanced development with Claude AI, and offers a hybrid work setup with remote options.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Experience hiring, coaching and managing performance.
• Strong cloud-native SaaS development background.
• Java backend experience with microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of software engineers.
• Drive technical execution balancing delivery and quality.
• Partner with Product Managers and Architects on solutions.
• Support architectural decisions for cloud-native systems.
• Foster engineering best practices across development, testing, deployment and operation.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Hiring

Career growth

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Cloud-native

SaaS

Microservices

Distributed systems

API-driven

Software architecture

Engineering quality

Delivery practices

Tools

Spring Boot

MySQL

DynamoDB

Claude AI

Job description

What we’re looking for: Leadership

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience hiring, supporting career growth and managing performance.
• Ability to create a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.

Technical background

• Strong software engineering background, ideally with Java or similar backend technologies.
• Experience building cloud-native SaaS applications.
• Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems and API-driven architectures.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering quality and delivery practices.

Nice to have:

• Experience in travel technology or airline distribution.
• Knowledge of IATA standards such as NDC, OneOrder or ARM.
• Experience leading distributed or international engineering teams.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development and modern engineering practices.

AboutTPConnects

We are a leading international travel tech product company (HQ in Dubai, office in Warsaw and various the remote locations) and we’re rapidly growing our engineering talent all over the world, including in our growing tech hub in Sofia. Every month, our platforms processmillionsticket purchases, connect airlines, and power digital retailing for airline providers, supported and enhanced with significant usageof AI. We build, own and continuously improve our platform, giving engineers the opportunity to influence architecture, shape technical decisions and solve meaningful engineering challenges at global scale.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our engineering teams as we continue to scale both our platform and our organisation. You’ll combine engineering leadership with technical decision-making, helping your team deliver high-quality software while creating an environment where engineers can grow, collaborate and do their best work. Working closely with Product Managers, Architects and other Engineering Managers, you’ll help shape technical direction, influence architecture and ensure we’re building scalable, reliable products that power global travel.Our engineering teams build cloud-native backend services using technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS, MySQL, DynamoDB and microservices, while continuously evolving our platform to support future growth.

AI-enhanced development

We use ClaudeAI coding assistantsas part of our everyday engineering workflow to increase productivity and reduce repetitive work. Our engineers use AI to explore technical solutions, accelerate implementation, debug complex issues, generate and improve tests, createdocumentationand support code reviews. As an Engineering Manager,you’llhelp your team adopt AI responsibly andeffectively—usingit to improve developer productivity whilemaintaininghigh engineering standards, sound technicaljudgementand strong ownership.

What we offer:

• Lead engineering teams building software used across the global travel industry.
• Influence technical strategy,architectureand the future direction of our products.
• Help shape our growing engineering organisation in Sofia.
• AI-enhanced software development with Claude AI coding assistants integrated into our daily engineering workflow.
• Hybrid role, withan optionfor fully remote setup in the initial stage.
• Flexible working time (8 hours per day) with fixed core hours.
• 22-26 days annual leave (growing with length of service).
• Social benefits: Additional medical insurance (health & dental), Multisport card, etc.
• An international engineering environment with colleagues across Warsaw, Dubai and multiple other locations.
• The opportunity to make a lasting impact on both our technology and our engineering culture.

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of software engineers.
• Create an environment where engineers can do their best work and continue developing their careers.
• Drive technical execution, balancing delivery, engineering quality and long-term platform evolution.
• Partner with Product Managers and Architects to define technical solutions and execution plans.
• Support architectural decisions and help evolve scalable cloud-native systems.
• Foster engineering best practices across development, testing, deployment and operational excellence.
• Remove delivery blockers, manage technical risks and help your team make informed engineering decisions.
• Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
• Contribute to hiring and growing our engineering organisation in Sofia.

Requirements

• Java, SaaS, Microservices, Cloud platform, travel technology, airline distribution, IATA Tools: Agile, Scrum, Kanban.
• Sport subscription, Training budget, Private healthcare, No dress code, In-house trainings, Modern office, Bike parking.