Senior Engineering Manager, SAFe ART Leader

Wakacje.pl; Gdańsk; Hybrid; PLN 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Benefits cafeteria

International environment

Office in Gdańsk

Travel discounts

Job summary

Wakacje.pl seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead six to seven engineering teams within a single Agile Release Train. You’ll partner with Product Managers and Agile Coaches to ensure engineering has a strong voice in strategic decisions.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll balance 50% people management with 40% business delivery and 10% technical oversight, shaping capability, delivery, and the technical roadmap across a diverse stack and multiple cross-team dependencies in Gdańsk.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT, including 5+ years in engineering management.
• Strong technical background; frontend is a plus.
• Experience managing team/tech leaders in a product-focused company.

Responsibilities

• Turn business goals into engineering actions with 6+ month objectives.
• Plan and track team capacity and design team structures as the organization grows.
• Break work into small, predictable cycles; maintain deployments and cycle time under 3 weeks.
• Reduce lead time from idea to production and remove bottlenecks while balancing speed and quality.
• Lead SAFe ceremonies (PI Planning, System Demo, Inspect & Adapt, Scrum of Scrums).
• Hire and retain top talent and build strong teams with clear accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

SAFe

Scrum

Technical judgment

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Wakacje.pl seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead six to seven engineering teams within a single Agile Release Train. You’ll partner with Product Managers and Agile Coaches to ensure engineering has a strong voice in strategic decisions.

In this hands-on leadership role you’ll balance 50% people management with 40% business delivery and 10% technical oversight, shaping capability, delivery, and the technical roadmap across a diverse stack and multiple cross-team dependencies in Gdańsk.