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Theodo

Web development and agile PHP Symfony refactoring

Engineering Manager

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, France

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of experience, including confirmed experience managing technical teams.
  • Must be based in the Paris region; majority office presence is expected.
  • Strong technological expertise sufficient to establish credibility with teams; daily coding is not expected.
  • Expertise in technical and functional architecture best practices, including designing scalable architectures and arbitrating technical choices in complex enterprise contexts.
  • Ability to unblock Tech Leads on complex technical challenges and resolve high-impact cross-functional problems.
  • Knowledge of the conditions required to operate products at scale, including incident management, observability, security, and scalability.
  • Strong interest in generative AI, familiarity with AI assistance tools beyond GitHub Copilot, and high-level understanding of how large language models work.
  • Strong leadership and pedagogical approach, including the ability to engage and lead a demanding, high-performing team.
  • High standards for technical quality and execution quality.
  • Ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels, including C-level executives; lead strategic technical client discussions, handle difficult conversations, and negotiate with multiple stakeholders.
  • Business orientation and focus on value creation.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop Tech Leads, supporting their skill development and professional fulfillment, evaluating the technical level of teams, and helping them grow through theory and practical work.
  • Ensure technical delivery by challenging project technical choices and balancing quality, costs, design-to-cost, timelines, and maintainability; secure project starts by staffing the right team; and drive a zero-defect quality strategy supported by problem resolution.
  • Ensure production robustness, including incident management, observability, security, scalability, and architectural soundness.
  • Contribute to business development by participating in strategic discussions with client IT leadership, sponsors, and C-level stakeholders; prepare and present technical materials in complex project governance; identify opportunities; and contribute to presales with Sales.
  • Drive continuous improvement using Lean practices and facilitate kaizen activities to improve teams and projects.
  • Work across varied projects, including data platform modernization, putting models into production, integrating generative AI into products, and accelerating delivery with AI.

Desired Qualifications

  • Curiosity about Lean management and interest in a fast-changing environment.

About the Company

Theodo

Web development and agile PHP Symfony refactoring

Theodo is a web development team that builds and refactors web applications using Symfony, Angular/React, and Python. They focus on delivering business-ready web products quickly by agilely rewriting existing PHP code and turning it into scalable Symfony-based solutions. Their approach combines expert technical skills with an agile Scrum process, allowing rapid delivery from startups to multinationals. Unlike firms that only code, Theodo emphasizes transforming legacy systems in short sprints and coordinating multiple expert teams to meet timelines and budget. Theodo’s goal is to help clients solve business problems by delivering reliable, high-quality web applications in record time.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2007

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