Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Ensure the successful execution and delivery of projects within engineering teams

• Oversee comprehensive technical planning and convert product requirements into actionable tasks

• Facilitate collaboration between engineers, product managers, QA, UX, and other stakeholders

• Take ownership of the complete delivery process across cross-functional teams within the product domain

• Assess requirements for technical feasibility and architectural coherence

• Create EPICs and technical user stories

• Refine, groom, and prioritize the backlog in collaboration with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Engineers

• Plan and execute sprint activities, including timelines, milestones, and dependencies

• Advocate for engineering processes and rituals

• Monitor team velocity and capacity, optimizing resource allocation as needed

• Manage cross-team dependencies and eliminate bottlenecks

• Provide guidance on design decisions, enforce sound design patterns, and engage in code reviews

• Ensure monitoring, alerting, and observability for the services under your ownership, meeting SLIs/SLOs

• Define, track, and report on post-release product metrics

• Uphold high technical standards and ensure project milestones are achieved

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

• 8-10 years of experience in a Software Developer, Software Engineer, or a similar hands-on technical position

• Over 5 years of experience in building production systems utilizing Java and Spring Boot

• At least 3 years of experience in engineering leadership managing high-performing teams

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative delivery

• Capable of translating complex product requirements into EPICs, user stories, and actionable tasks

• Robust backend engineering skills; familiarity with frontend technologies is advantageous

• Experience with project planning and tracking tools

• Knowledge of engineering and product health metrics and monitoring tools

• Proficient in debugging complex production issues, leading incident response, and performing blameless root cause analysis

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, release management, and related metrics

• Ability to align technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively

• Skills in risk management, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication

• Proven track record of enhancing team velocity, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence

• Strong problem-solving, communication, adaptability, and attention to detail

• Experience in managing and mentoring engineers

• Ability to evaluate bandwidth and manage resource allocation

• Competence in conducting performance reviews and providing constructive feedback

• Capability to lead project status reviews and manage stakeholder expectations

🏝️ Benefits

• A focus on learning and development with opportunities for knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical discussions

• Competitive salary

• Pension plan

• Health insurance coverage

• Paid leave

• Additional benefits

• A people-first culture that prioritizes employee well-being

• An inclusive environment where all opinions and voices are valued