Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who will own execution, performance, and growth of one or more engineering teams within Eurowag. In this role, you will be responsible for building high-performing teams, ensuring scalable and reliable software delivery, and aligning engineering execution with business objectives.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and enable teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet customer and business needs. You'll also ensure that engineering teams operate efficiently, follow modern development practices, and contribute to Eurowag’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage one or multiple engineering teams, hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers to ensure structured career growth and professional development.

• Foster a high-trust, collaborative culture that encourages innovation and psychological safety, empowering teams to take ownership of solutions and decision-making.

• Develop a deep understanding of the product and business domain to influence software development and architectural decisions.

• Act as a strategic partner for Product Managers and Product Owners, sharing responsibility for product outcomes.

• Actively collaborate with Product Managers and other stakeholders during the discovery phase to assess feasibility, technical risks, and potential solutions.

• Provide engineering insights, feasibility discussions, and high-level estimates during product ideation and discovery phases.

• Ensure technical consistency and best practices through cross-team architectural alignment, balancing speed with long-term system maintainability.

• Drive agile delivery, ensuring teams refine processes and workflows to operate efficiently.

• Follow and drive team-level OKRs (Objectives & Key Results), fostering a product-led mindset.

• Keep customer value at the center of engineering decisions, ensuring solutions align with business impact.

• Work closely with the Product Manager to balance technical debt and feature delivery, ensuring long-term product sustainability.

• Promote observability best practices, ensuring monitoring, logging, and alerting are integrated into development workflows to maintain system reliability and performance.

Requirements

• Proven experience in an engineering leadership role (Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or similar).
• A genuine passion for people management, team development, and fostering a positive and effective team culture.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and a track record of improving team processes and delivery.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working closely with Product Managers/Owners to lead a team.
• A solid technical background in software development. While you won't be expected to contribute as a coder, you must be able to understand technical challenges, contribute to architectural discussions, and maintain credibility with experienced developers.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to balance team health, technical debt, and feature delivery.

Benefits

Min. 5000 EUR gross /a month. Final salary depends on your level of seniority.

We care about your well-being and professional growth. Here’s what we offer to make your experience with us truly rewarding:

Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible hours, the option to work from home, 5 extra vacation days beyond the legal minimum, 3 health days, additional leave for significant life events, an extra day off to celebrate our company’s anniversary, and sick leave compensation.

Benefits Package: Take advantage of up to 1150€ in flexible benefits (Benefit Plus) that you can use for things like technology, sports, travel, health services, or even pension contributions. Plus, get a Multi-sport card for wellness and fitness activities.

Rewards & Development: Earn up to 1000€ for referring a new colleague, access over 5,000 courses, join online language lessons, and enjoy performance-based bonuses. You’ll also have a personal budget to choose courses or conferences that help you grow professionally.

Supportive Environment: Take a day off to volunteer, use our free anonymous psychological counseling service, and enjoy access to our company’s products.

Modern Workplace: Work in a comfortable office with ergonomic furniture, a sunny summer terrace, and plenty of perks like free coffee, tea, and breakfast cereals every day. Our office is pet- and kid-friendly and has no dress code. You also have the option of parking in the building.

Community & Well-Being: Join in on philanthropy projects, where you can support a charity or non-profit organization of your choice with company-matched donations. Have fun at our team-building events, hackathons, Christmas parties, or summer celebrations.

Diversity & Inclusion: We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, with fair recruitment practices that offer opportunities to all.