Engineering Manager

Digis Corp

Germany (OH)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Digis Corp is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join their team in Ohio, USA, focusing on overseeing the professional growth of engineering teams and driving project delivery for an AI-powered tourism platform. The ideal candidate will thrive in a startup environment, possess a servant leader mindset, and have experience growing teams while maintaining company culture. This role offers the chance to make a substantial impact in a rapidly evolving sector.

Qualifications

Experience managing teams in fast-paced environments.
Ability to lead without micromanaging.
Familiarity with AI tools in development.

Responsibilities

Oversee team performance and professional growth.
Lead hiring efforts to scale the engineering team.
Ensure daily activities align across pods.
Track project delivery for high-quality outcomes.
Remove obstacles to enhance team autonomy.
Translate priorities from CTO into actionable tasks.
Foster a high-trust and low-bureaucracy culture.
Make operational decisions on task allocation.
Provide updates and reports to the CTO.

Skills

Managing engineering teams (10-20+ engineers)

Servant leader mindset

Startup experience

Comfortable with AI-augmented development

Scaling experience

Upper intermediate level of English

Job description

Digis is a European company of 200 employees. The company was founded 9 years ago and has managed to grow from a startup into a reliable partner for our clients. We took the best from the product and outsourcing company. You collaborate directly with the client's team, make business trips....

About Digis

Digis is a European IT company with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide. We ensure transparency, stability, and professional growth opportunities for all our team members.

About the Project

AI-powered tourism platform for tour operators, OTAs, and travel agency chains. An entirely new way to book, experience, and visualize holiday packages is now available—designed for a new generation of travelers. It’s the only platform in the industry that allows users to seamlessly combine any experiences (such as festivals, concerts, retreats, and more) with flights and hotels, booking everything directly with maximum convenience and zero hassle.

Project country and stage: Germany, ongoing

Team: 9 Engineers (BE, FE), Data Scientist, CTO

Project Advantages

Join a team that operates 2–3 years ahead of the industry curve, without the burden of outdated or rigid engineering practices.
High-autonomy, high-trust environment—enjoy the influence of a leadership position without being bogged down by bureaucracy.
Make a significant, visible impact—shape the culture, processes, hiring, team structure, and overall platform direction.
You meaningfully reduce the CTO’s operational load, which translates into real ownership and responsibility.
Work in a rapidly growing domain at the intersection of Travel Tech and AI.
Collaborate with a top-tier engineering team— all members are senior-level and highly independent.

Responsibilities

Oversee team well-being, performance, and professional growth of 9+ engineers.
Lead hiring efforts and scale the team to 16 engineers.
Coordinate daily activities and ensure cross-pod alignment.
Track project delivery to ensure on-time, high-quality outcomes.
Remove obstacles and foster team autonomy.
Translate the CTO’s priorities into actionable context for engineers.
Preserve a high-trust, low-bureaucracy culture as the team grows.
Make operational decisions, including task allocation and pod structure.
Provide weekly updates and reports to the CTO.

Must-haves

Managing engineering teams (10-20+ engineers, senior teams preferred)
Servant leader mindset—you enable and remove blockers, you don’t control or micromanage
Startup experience—you’ve worked in fast-moving, chaotic environments where things change quickly
Comfortable with AI-augmented development— you understand AI coding tools are the future, even if you don’t code yourself
Scaling experience— you’ve grown teams from 10 to 30+ while maintaining culture
Upper intermediate level of English

Nice-to-haves