Backend Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead Yazio's Backend Team that is responsible for the API and AI functionalities within the application.

• Take ownership of team rituals such as stand-ups, refinements, sprint planning, retrospectives, and bi-weekly written updates.

• Enhance the team's operational efficiency.

• Foster relationships with squad leads and product managers to ensure that backend tasks are integrated into squad plans.

• Manage the team's quarterly OKR roadmap and maintain visibility of progress for dependent teams.

• Provide support to engineers through one-on-ones, development objectives, and timely feedback.

• Proactively address accountability issues.

• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to recruit new team members.

• Oversee production issues and outages, directing them to the appropriate personnel and ensuring resolutions are achieved.

• Work closely with product squads such as Monetization, Growth, Tracking Experience, Mobile Platform, Web, Internal Tools, and CRM.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading an engineering team with direct reports.

• Experience in guiding a team to embrace new responsibilities or modify its operational approach.

• Several years of experience as a senior backend engineer.

• Proficiency in discussing system design, infrastructure, and technical trade-offs.

• Capability to coach engineers in decision-making and managing stakeholder discussions.

• Strong, friendly communication skills and composure under pressure, particularly during outages.

• Ability to forge robust relationships with leads and stakeholders.

• A strong product-oriented mindset.

• Experience in leading a team that supports multiple product squads simultaneously is a plus.

• Background in high-traffic consumer products is an advantage.

• Familiarity with backend engineers embedded within product squads is a bonus.

• Experience in steering a business using KPIs and conducting A/B tests is a plus.

• Proficient in English as the company language.

• CV must be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work from the comfort of your home.

• Option to access a co-working space.

• Opportunity to work abroad for several weeks each year.

• 30 vacation days.

• 5 days for child sickness.

• No expectations for overtime; time off in lieu if overtime occurs.

• Fully funded company retreat.

• Team meetups and virtual coffee breaks.

• Provision of a MacBook and monitor.

• €1,000 annual learning budget.

• Regular feedback and opportunities for career development.

• Sunday Supplements and Nilo Health services.