Software Engineering Manager

Sinch; Malmö kommun; Hybrid; SEK 692,000 - 893,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinch seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Core API Connectivity team in Malmö, Sweden. You will guide a four-engineer group, providing technical mentorship on architecture, standards, and system design, while also shaping the roadmap for the API Gateway that powers Sinch products.

You will drive the development and rollout of a centralized Event Delivery Platform over the next 6 to 12 months and ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability across SMS, Voice, Conversation API, and

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles such as Tech Lead or Principal Engineer, with people management capability.
• Strong expertise in Java/Kotlin, Spring, and cloud-native technologies (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Deep understanding of architecture, API gateways, and event-driven distributed systems.
• Experience building and operating large-scale backend platform services with reliability focus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-team alignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated people leadership to a four-person software engineer team in Malmö.
• Define and guide technical strategy and roadmap for the API Gateway powering Sinch products.
• Lead design, development, and rollout of a centralized Event Delivery Platform in 6–12 months.
• Drive outcomes through team health, platform adoption across product lines, and decommissioning legacy systems within a year.
• Act as chief technical advocate, partnering with Product, Design and Engineering teams.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Spring framework

AWS

Kubernetes

Microservices

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Backend architecture tools

Job description

Sinch’s vision is to connect every business with every customer, everywhere in the world. More than 200,000 businesses, including Google, Uber, PayPal, Visa, Tinder, and many others, rely on Sinch’s Customer Communications Cloud to power engaging customer experiences through mobile messaging, voice, and email. Whether you need to verify users or create omnichannel campaigns, Sinch makes it easy. Our AI-infused Super Network, APIs, and applications help businesses connect with customers reliably and securely at every step of their journey.

At Sinch, we Dream Big, Win Together, Keep it Simple, and Make it Happen. These values are the foundation of how we work.

DESCRIPTION

Sinch is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our core API Connectivity team in Malmö, Sweden.

Our Core Platform leadership is currently distributed across multiple broad strategic areas. To ensure the API Connectivity team receives the focused guidance needed to scale, we are introducing this dedicated leadership role. The current team consists of four software engineers and does not include senior individual contributors such as Staff or Principal Engineers. As a result, we are looking for a leader with strong technical and architectural expertise who can provide both people leadership and technical direction.

In this role, you will guide the team as a people manager while serving as the primary source of technical mentorship for engineering standards, architecture decisions, and system design.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide dedicated people leadership, coaching, and mentorship to a co-located team of four software engineers, fostering career growth and technical development.
• Define and guide the technical strategy and roadmap for the API Gateway that powers Sinch products, ensuring high standards of performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Lead the design, development, and company-wide rollout of a new centralized Event Delivery Platform over the next 6 to 12 months.
• Drive measurable outcomes through team health and performance, successful platform adoption across major product lines including SMS, Voice, Conversation API, and Numbers, and the decommissioning of legacy systems within the first year.
• Act as the primary technical advocate for the team, building strong partnerships with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to drive alignment and best practices across Sinch.

REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, typically gained in roles such as Tech Lead, Software Architect, Staff Engineer, or Principal Engineer, with a proven track record designing and operating highly available backend platform services. Previous engineering management experience is beneficial but not required.
• Strong expertise in the Java and Kotlin ecosystem, particularly Spring, as well as modern cloud-native technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, API gateways, and event-driven distributed systems.
• Experience building and operating critical infrastructure platforms at scale with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of shared services across multiple engineering teams.
• A genuine passion for people management, coaching, and team development. We welcome both experienced Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders seeking to transition into engineering management.
• This role is based in our Malmö office and follows a hybrid working model with 2 to 3 days per week in the office. Candidates must be based locally or willing to commute.
• As English is our corporate language, please submit your application in English.

OUR HIRING PROCESS

We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair, objective, consistent, and inclusive. Our hiring approach includes structured, competency-based interviews designed to evaluate the skills, experience, and qualifications most relevant to the role. We may also use data-driven assessments to support hiring decisions and identify candidates most likely to succeed.

We believe recruitment is a two-way process and encourage candidates to ask questions throughout the journey. If this opportunity is not the right fit, we invite you to explore other career opportunities at www.sinch.com/careers.

No matter who you are, we hope you find an exciting path forward, hopefully with us.

SALARY

The monthly salary range for this position is SEK 62,000 to SEK 80,000. Compensation within this range will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and other relevant qualifications.