Engineering Manager
About the Role
You will lead Platform Squads responsible for Core Platform, Core Data (including blockchain integrations), Developer Experience, and DevOps. You will manage and mentor engineers and engineering leads, refine and own agile processes, define and drive roadmaps, and ensure delivery of scalable, reliable data pipelines. You will monitor performance metrics, ensure security and compliance, collaborate with product and stakeholders, and occasionally contribute hands-on to solve critical technical challenges.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering
- At least 5 years of experience as a backend engineer
- 3+ years in a senior leadership role managing multiple teams or squads
- Proven experience managing organizations with cross-squad dependencies and ~15 engineers
- Strong technical background in system architecture, data engineering, and infrastructure management
- Proven ability to manage tasks using JIRA and align work with roadmaps
- Deep understanding and application of agile methodologies including Scrum
- Experience monitoring and improving team performance using KPIs (velocity, throughput, cycle time)
- Hands-on experience with data pipeline technologies, APIs, and DevOps tools (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
- Solid understanding of CI/CD processes and cloud-native tools
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Proven ability to mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams
Responsibilities
- Manage and mentor engineers and engineering leads across multiple squads
- Build and promote a collaborative and inclusive team culture
- Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and ensure team alignment
- Own and refine agile processes and facilitate ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives)
- Oversee task management in JIRA, ensuring prioritization and execution
- Define and manage roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables with stakeholders
- Drive the technical vision and roadmap for Core Platform, Data Pipelines, DevEx, and DevOps
- Ensure delivery of scalable, high-performance data pipelines including blockchain integrations
- Advocate best practices in software development, DevOps, and developer productivity
- Contribute hands-on to resolve critical technical challenges when required
- Monitor and improve key performance metrics such as lead time, uptime, pipeline latency, and team velocity
- Ensure platform components meet security, compliance, and scalability requirements
Benefits
- Fully remote position (eligible across Europe)