Engineering Manager

The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination.

n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.

Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 260 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve:

• Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders

• Earned 190K+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects

• Backed by top investors, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our SAP's recent strategic investment - bringing us to a $5.2bn valuation

That’s the company we’ve built. Now we’d love to see what you can build. If you’re applying, try n8n out - whether you’re technical or not - and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register.

We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us.

🎯 Your main goal will be to build and lead a high-performing engineering team that makes n8n a trusted platform for enterprise automation. As Engineering Manager of the Enterprise Nodes & Partnerships team, you'll empower engineers to grow, deliver secure and reliable enterprise integrations, and build strong technical partnerships while navigating the opportunities of a fast-moving, AI-native world.

Here's how you'll make an impact:

Build enterprise-grade integrations and strategic partnerships

• Lead the team responsible for building and maintaining the integrations that make n8n a trusted orchestration platform across the enterprise technology stack.

• Drive successful technical collaborations with strategic partners, aligning on requirements, timelines, and delivery to build strong, lasting partnerships.

• Ensure enterprise integrations meet high standards for security, reliability, scalability, and production readiness.

Build and develop a high-performing engineering team

• Coach and develop engineers through regular feedback, career development, and meaningful opportunities to grow their ownership and impact.

• Foster a high-trust environment where engineers feel empowered to make decisions, learn through experimentation, and take accountability for outcomes.

• Lead hiring, onboarding, and team development to build a strong, collaborative engineering team as n8n scales.

Drive execution and cross-functional alignment

• Partner with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to align priorities, navigate trade-offs, and deliver meaningful product and platform outcomes.

• Create clarity and focus as priorities evolve, helping your team navigate uncertainty and embrace opportunities emerging from AI.

• Establish lightweight processes and clear expectations that enable fast execution without compromising engineering quality, maintainability, or team health.

Lead with technical credibility and sound judgment

• Guide architectural and technical decisions, helping engineers navigate trade-offs around scalability, reliability, performance, and speed.

• Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence by mentoring engineers, challenging technical decisions constructively, and encouraging strong engineering practices.

• Dive into technical details or code when needed to unblock the team, while keeping your primary focus on people leadership and team effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

Must-haves

• 🌱 Engineering management experience: You have at least 1 year of experience as a first-line Engineering Manager, directly leading engineers and delivering meaningful product or platform outcomes in a growing organization.

• 🎯 Relevant technical domain expertise: You bring strong experience in at least one of these areas: strategic integrations, production-grade connector reliability, governance and observability, developer experience, platform engineering, or infrastructure tooling.

• 🤝 Strong people leadership: You're experienced in coaching engineers, providing actionable feedback, supporting career development, and navigating difficult conversations with empathy and accountability.

• 🏎️ Adaptability in fast-moving environments: You bring clarity, optimism, and sound judgment when priorities shift, helping your team stay focused, confident, and effective through change.

• ⚙️ Strong software engineering background: You have hands-on software engineering experience and the technical depth to mentor engineers, contribute to architectural discussions, and assess complex technical trade-offs.

• 🛠️ Pragmatic technical involvement: You're comfortable diving into code or technical challenges when needed to unblock your team, without becoming a bottleneck for delivery.

• 🔄 Cross-functional communication and alignment: You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with Product, Design, Engineering, and customer-facing teams to align stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, and escalate when needed.

• 🏢 High-growth SaaS experience: You've worked in a high-growth SaaS environment and understand how to scale engineering teams, balance speed with quality, and deliver ambitious outcomes.

Nice-to-haves

• 🤝 Strategic partner collaboration: You've worked with external technology partners to build enterprise products or integrations and establish successful, long-term technical relationships.

• 🧩 TypeScript / Node.js familiarity: You have experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, or Node.js and can quickly develop technical context within our stack.

• 🌍 Open-source and developer tooling: You're passionate about developer-focused products, open-source communities, and building extensible platforms that empower technical users.

• 🤖 AI product exposure: You've worked with AI-native products, AI-powered features, or engineering teams exploring how AI is transforming product development and engineering practices.

Why join us?

At n8n, your impact will go far beyond managing delivery. You'll lead a team at the heart of our enterprise ambitions, shaping the integrations and strategic partnerships that make n8n a trusted automation platform for businesses worldwide. You'll have the autonomy to build an empowered engineering team, influence technical direction, and work closely with stakeholders across the company as we scale.

You'll join a fast-growing, remote-first company with a strong builder culture, an ambitious vision for AI-native automation, and a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders. We value technical excellence, ownership, experimentation, and leaders who help others do their best work.

Sound like a challenge you're excited to take on?

Apply now — and help us build the future of enterprise automation.

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n8n is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work.

Our company language is English.

You care about diversity and inclusion? We do too! Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n (https://www.notion.so/n8n/Diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-n8n-c1bec2fff536422d868b1a438d990e35).

Location disclaimer: If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.

• Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.

• Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:

  • Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.

  • US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.

• Health & wellness 🩺 –

  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

  • US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.

• Future planning 💰 –

  • Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*

  • US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.

• Financial security 🛡️ –

  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

  • US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.

• Career growth 📈 – We hire rising stars who grow with us! You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.

• A passionate team 🤩 – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!

• Remote-first 🌏 – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description.

• Giving back 🤝 – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.

• Transparency 🙏 – We all know what everyone’s working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.

*Country and/or State specific details provided in your employment agreement.