Hands-On Engineering Manager — Ownership-Driven Leader

Ashby; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,216,545 - 2,046,007; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Equipment budget

Education budget

Job summary

Ashby is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead Europe’s engineering teams, crafting a culture where engineers own problems and drive outcomes with minimal handoffs. You’ll mentor managers and ICs, balance technical depth with people leadership, and push for scalable processes without bottlenecks.

The role blends hands-on coding with strategic direction, empowering teams to deliver boldly. You’ll work with 25+ engineers across Europe, shape hiring, performance, and pay transparency, and align

Qualifications

• Experience leading and shipping software in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to mentor managers and engineers to grow their skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration across product, design, and QA.

Responsibilities

• Lead Europe’s engineering teams to own end-to-end delivery.
• Build and improve processes to reduce bottlenecks while maintaining high quality.
• Provide career coaching, performance feedback, and mentorship to engineers.
• Drive technical strategy while staying hands-on when needed.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to ship valuable features quickly.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Frontend/Backend depth

Technical coaching

Job description

Ashby is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead Europe’s engineering teams, crafting a culture where engineers own problems and drive outcomes with minimal handoffs. You’ll mentor managers and ICs, balance technical depth with people leadership, and push for scalable processes without bottlenecks.

The role blends hands-on coding with strategic direction, empowering teams to deliver boldly. You’ll work with 25+ engineers across Europe, shape hiring, performance, and pay transparency, and align