Remote Senior Engineering Manager - Hands-On Tech Leader

Vanilla Technologies; Poland; Remote; PLN 672,000 - 784,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Company holidays

Parental leave

Health benefits

401K

Estate planning docs

Learning budget

Commuter support

Job summary

Vanilla Technologies is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead a hands-on team, writing and reviewing code while guiding architecture and product strategy.

You will balance speed with quality, coach engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration across product, design, marketing, and support in a fast-paced startup environment. The role emphasizes a player/coach leadership style, deep technical skills, and the ability to operate autonomously in a remote setup with a focus on scalable

Qualifications

• 8+ years in professional engineering with hands-on coding.
• 3+ years leading engineers as hands-on tech lead.
• Experience building and scaling complex SaaS systems.
• Ability to influence architecture and strategy.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute production code and review PRs while leading the team.
• Set technical bar and architect scalable solutions.
• Coach engineers and support their growth.
• Lead end-to-end delivery balancing speed and quality.
• Align engineering with product goals and customers' needs.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other teams.

Skills

Hands-on coding

Player/coach leadership

System architecture

SaaS scale experience

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

Job description

Vanilla Technologies is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead a hands-on team, writing and reviewing code while guiding architecture and product strategy.

You will balance speed with quality, coach engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration across product, design, marketing, and support in a fast-paced startup environment. The role emphasizes a player/coach leadership style, deep technical skills, and the ability to operate autonomously in a remote setup with a focus on scalable