Engineering Manager

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

📋 Description

• Responsible for resource planning and sprint management, participating in release planning, and making final decisions regarding the scope of work.

• Decompose strategic objectives into quarterly plans and sprints in collaboration with the Product Owner.

• Manage risks, dependencies, and inter-team delivery challenges.

• Ensure transparency and communication regarding delivery progress for stakeholders.

• Foster Agile practices, implementing and refining team processes.

• Make final decisions regarding process changes based on retrospective outcomes.

• Utilize metrics (velocity, cycle time, DORA) for continuous process improvement.

• Ensure the effectiveness of Agile ceremonies and monitor the execution of action items.

• Manage and support Team Leads to ensure effective team management.

• Coordinate hiring, onboarding, development, and salary review processes for engineering teams.

• Cultivate a culture of psychological safety and high performance.

• Validate architectural decisions and the technical direction of development.

• Support the decision-making of complex technical solutions at the system level and between teams.

• Ensure compliance with engineering standards and maintain proper documentation.

• Act as the primary point of communication between the business and adjacent teams.

• Escalate and assist in resolving inter-team blockers.

• Make final decisions regarding the prioritization of technical debt in consideration of product goals.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial experience.

• In-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering principles.

• Ability to plan, evaluate, and coordinate development tasks, balancing priorities, resources, and deadlines.

• Experience ensuring code quality and adherence to development standards, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of clean and maintainable code.

• Ability to identify risks and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.

• Experience managing technical decisions and technology selection.

• Understanding of SDLC and engineering best practices.

• Experience with testing strategies, CI/CD, and modern development processes.

• Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, with a deep understanding of software design patterns and microservices architecture.

• Experience working with the AWS ecosystem (Lambda, S3, ECS, etc.).

• Experience in mentoring and technical leadership of developers.

• Experience in hiring, onboarding, conducting performance reviews, setting goals, and planning career development.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to find effective solutions and balance innovation with practicality.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to ensure transparent interaction within the team and across departments.

• Proficiency in English at an Upper-Intermediate level or higher.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and regular salary reviews.

• Professional and career growth opportunities.

• Paid vacation of 18 working days per year (20 working days after 2 years of collaboration).

• Sick leave without documentation - 4 working days per year.

• Documented sick leave - 20 working days per year.

• Family leave - 3 paid working days (for marriage, childbirth, or bereavement).

• Comprehensive medical insurance (including massage and physiotherapy courses).

• English language courses.

• Opportunity to participate in professional forums and conferences.

• Regular corporate events and team-building activities.

• An experienced team and a friendly atmosphere.

• A pleasant working environment: a comfortable, fully equipped office and the option to work from home.