Leader of Leaders — Backend Engineering Manager

TeamViewer Germany GmbH; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite onboarding

Competitive pay

Public transport access

Gym discounts

Benefits platform

Team events

Open door policy

Hybrid work

Work abroad program

Diversity & CARE

Job summary

TeamViewer is seeking a Team Manager to lead engineering teams building and running backend services powering our products. You will manage Team Leads, develop leadership capability, and shape the technical and organizational direction to ensure security, reliability and scalability as our customer base grows.

You will own delivery, drive roadmaps with Product Management, and promote engineering excellence across development, testing, deployment and operations while supporting growth and hiring.

Qualifications

• A university or college degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a solid understanding of modern development practices.
• 4+ years in a managerial role within software development, ideally in an agile environment.
• 1+ years of experience leading leaders (Team Leads or Engineering Managers), including coaching them, managing their performance and growing them into stronger leaders.
• Proven track record of leading multiple teams building and operating backend services in production through a layer of Team Leads.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, software architecture, scalability, and the full development and operations lifecycle.
• Experience with services that have high requirements for security, reliability and backward compatibility is a strong plus.
• Experience in strategic planning, team building and performance management, including hiring and onboarding Team Leads.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and inspire across teams and stakeholders.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); Portuguese or German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a group of Team Leads , helping them grow as people managers and technical leaders, while supporting engineers directly where needed.
• Build a strong leadership bench: set clear expectations for Team Leads, run regular 1:1s and feedback cycles, and identify and grow future leaders within the teams.
• Create alignment across your Team Leads so that multiple agile teams work toward shared goals with consistent practices.
• Own the delivery and long-term evolution of the backend services that power our products, balancing new capabilities with stability, security and technical debt.
• Drive roadmap execution with Product Management and other stakeholders, translating business needs into clear team priorities.
• Ensure our backend meets high standards for availability, performance, security and compliance.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams across the company on integration, shared standards and scalable solutions.
• Oversee capacity planning, resource allocation and hiring to support growth and delivery.
• Promote engineering excellence and agile best practices across development, testing, deployment and operations.
• Support the professional development of your team through coaching, feedback and career planning.
• Act as a key link between engineering and senior management, translating technical progress and risk into business-relevant updates.
• Champion a culture of open communication, psychological safety, ownership and accountability.

Skills

People leadership

Team coaching

Agile leadership

Distributed systems

Security focus

Hiring onboarding

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

TeamViewer is seeking a Team Manager to lead engineering teams building and running backend services powering our products. You will manage Team Leads, develop leadership capability, and shape the technical and organizational direction to ensure security, reliability and scalability as our customer base grows.

You will own delivery, drive roadmaps with Product Management, and promote engineering excellence across development, testing, deployment and operations while supporting growth and hiring.