Remote Engineering Manager — 3‑Month Tech Leadership

Pragmatike; United States; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager on a fully remote, 3-month renewable consulting mission. The role centers on owning the engineering function, balancing leadership with hands-on technical input, and aligning engineering work with product and business priorities.

You will lead architecture decisions, manage engineers, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate priorities into actionable technical objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an Engineering Manager, Engineering Lead, Head of Engineering or similar leadership role.
• Strong software engineering background with experience in Python, Ruby, Elixir or Golang.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering practices and modern development workflows.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects.
• Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership and remain hands-on when needed.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and modern engineering practices.
• Ability to translate business and product priorities into clear technical execution.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving with the ability to decide and move quickly.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, fast-moving environment.
• Curious about emerging technologies and able to distinguish practical opportunities from hype.
• Fluent French is mandatory.
• Strong English communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership: Define and drive the engineering roadmap in line with product and business priorities.
• Team management: Lead, mentor and support engineers, set priorities, remove blockers and help the team perform at its best.
• Technical direction: Make and challenge architectural and technical decisions, with a focus on scalability, reliability and maintainability.
• Delivery: Lead complex technical projects from planning through execution, ensuring teams stay aligned and focused on outcomes.
• Stakeholder management: Work closely with product, sales and business stakeholders to translate requirements into clear technical objectives.
• Engineering practices: Establish and improve development standards, processes and ways of working across the engineering organization.
• Hands-on contribution: Stay technically close to the team and contribute directly when deeper technical input or support is needed.
• Technology strategy: Evaluate new technologies and identify practical opportunities across Cloud, AI, Blockchain and other emerging technologies.
• Continuous improvement: Improve engineering processes, team performance and delivery quality as the company scales.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Elixir

Golang

Agile methodologies

Engineering leadership

Team management

Job description

Pragmatike is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager on a fully remote, 3-month renewable consulting mission. The role centers on owning the engineering function, balancing leadership with hands-on technical input, and aligning engineering work with product and business priorities.

You will lead architecture decisions, manage engineers, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate priorities into actionable technical objectives.