Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

TechStack:

• We are writing our applications and microservices in Java, with Spring Boot, running on Kubernetes.
• Data storage with Elasticsearch 7, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Redis.
• Streaming and queuing systems like Kafka and ActiveMQ.
• Heavy usage of AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Git.
• Monitoring with ELK, Grafana.
• Internally developed process monitoring based on AWS Firehose, Athena and Looker.

Your role in this journey

• As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the functional and disciplinary leadership of a cross-functional team of 7 engineers. Together with your team, you will implement innovative technical solutions across our systems used by partners and internal stakeholders (Guest Experience, Customer Happiness, Business Development).
• Work closely with your engineers to develop high-quality solutions in cross-functional projects. This includes both leading the implementation of new features to support our growth, as well as ensuring all of the existing processes work correctly and efficiently.
• Tackle team tasks by dedicating a portion of your time to active coding.
• Ensure our applications are stable and highly scalable, able to support the high growth trajectory of the company.
• Focus on the growth of your team by offering continuous constructive feedback, supporting and encouraging them on their growth path, and recruiting new engineers.
• Work closely with product management, product design, and stakeholders to understand the business context and define the team's goals and roadmap.
• Collaborate with peers, staff engineers, and other stakeholders to drive strategic technology decisions.
• Foster a culture of ownership, autonomy, and inclusivity within your team and the entire department.

Your backpack is filled with

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record as a successful software engineer building backend and/or frontend applications.
• Experience with Java/Kotlin/Spring. Additional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript/React is a plus.
• Experience providing technical leadership (e.g. setting goals and priorities, high-scale system design, task planning, and code reviews).
• Strong background in system architecture and designing microservice landscapes
• Experience as a team leader, with the ability to build an excellent team culture based on mutual respect, empathy, learning, and support for each other.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Able to deal with ambiguity and clarity through communication.
• Strong product thinking and a history of close collaboration with product management within the organization.