Technical Manager: Lead High-Impact Engineering Teams

CBRE Group, Inc.; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Remote-friendly

Flexible schedule

Donation matching

Tuition assistance

Lifestyle benefit

Travel perks

Employee assistance program

Health benefits

Job summary

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Lisbon to lead a high-performing technical team. You will hire, mentor, and coach engineers, shape an Agile culture, and drive product and technical roadmaps in close partnership with Product and business owners.

You will ensure timely delivery within budget, balance technical robustness with business needs, and collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Ten years' experience of commercial software development.
• Three years managing five to ten engineers, across one or two teams.
• Background of working in a product-focused company, collaborating closely with stakeholders to build up a backlog of product and technical initiatives.
• Directly responsible for giving performance feedback and providing formal career planning to their team.
• Strong mentorship skills, helping engineers to grow technically and professionally.
• Solid understanding of the technologies and tools used by their team, with hands-on experience of designing and building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Excellent ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions.
• Proven leadership in driving major projects and actively participating in cross-functional teams in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Accountable for high-quality execution, operations and overall team performance.
• Uses strong analytical skills to identify risks early, mitigate issues and provide contingency plans.
• Adept at making high-level decisions about product and technical direction, balancing business objectives with engineering capabilities.
• Understands modern software delivery methodologies and project management tools and uses them to drive successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing technical team by hiring, training, and mentoring engineers of all levels.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture and champion effective Agile development processes.
• Develop project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation strategies, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget.
• Show leadership as a hands-on developer in multiple layers of the software stack and data stack. Perform code and design reviews.
• Work closely with principal engineers to drive technology strategy and roadmap that aligns to the wider organisation vision.
• Work closely with your Product Manager counterpart and the business owner to prioritize product features along with the engineering-driven tasks, striving for a good balance between business results and engineering robustness.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, commitments, and timelines.
• Define and enforce engineering best practices to ensure deliverables are complete, on time, and meeting a high-quality standard.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Agile methodologies

Project management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Team performance

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Lisbon to lead a high-performing technical team. You will hire, mentor, and coach engineers, shape an Agile culture, and drive product and technical roadmaps in close partnership with Product and business owners.

You will ensure timely delivery within budget, balance technical robustness with business needs, and collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation.