Engineering Manager

Expected, GitLab, Jira, Claude, ChatGPT

Operating system, macOS

About the project, We’re looking for an Engineering Manager who brings together three key areas: people leadership, delivery and engineering processes, and contribution to the wider IT organization and knows how to turn them into real impact., , As an Engineering Manager, you’ll report to one of the IT Directors and act as part of IT leadership within the development teams. Working with up to three teams and 18 direct reports you’ll lead and grow people, shape the way teams work, and drive continuous improvements in development processes. Beyond your team, you’ll work closely with other Engineering Managers and Product Managers, contributing to initiatives that move IT forward., , We’re looking for someone who thrives on change, brings energy, curiosity and proactivity to their work and knows how to inspire others to do the same. Active coding isn’t part of the role, but you’ll need enough technical depth to understand, challenge and evaluate technical decisions, support your engineers and ensure they deliver high-quality code.

Team size, up to 18

This is how we work, in house, you develop several projects simultaneously, you have influence on the choice of tools and technologies, you have influence on the technological solutions applied, you have influence on the product, you focus on product development, agile

Team members, backend developer, frontend developer, technical leader, architect, devOps, support, project manager, UX designer, IT administrator

Your responsibilities, take ownership of team performance and key results, working closely with teams and Product Managers, monitor team progress, health and predictability across sprints, cycles and projects, drive continuous improvement of how the teams plan, work and deliver, identify and resolve problems, remove impediments and ensure teams have the tools and resources they need, take responsibility for hiring team budgets, visibility and recognition, support team culture and team-building activities, take care of the teams’ communication channels, take ownership of the performance and development of people in your teams, provide regular feedback and conduct performance evaluations, considering both soft skills and technical aspects, co-create career paths, set short- and long-term goals, and support people in achieving them, encourage continuous development and help people achieve better results, provide coaching and mentoring when needed and identify training needs, manage salaries, absences, expenses and bonuses, represent IT within your teams and work closely with other Engineering Managers, contribute to the IT strategy and drive initiatives that develop and improve the department, support knowledge sharing across teams and people, support guild activities

5+ years of experience in similar roles (e.g. Engineering Manager, Team Leader), a proven track record in people management and leadership, experience with two or more programming languages or have played an important role on the technical side of software development, practical experience with GitLab, Jira, Claude / ChatGPT, a master's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience, excellent Polish language skills and English at B2+ level

Optional, a background as a developer or architect, experience working in-house for a product development company, a background in SaaS product companies, experience working in agile environments

Division of working time, Develop and support people - 40%, Lead and support your teams - 50%, Contribute to IT - 10%

What we offer, we work in a hybrid model for those based in the Tri-City area; employees based outside the area work fully remotely, home office setup – a one-time bonus of up to 1,000 PLN (or equivalent) to help set up your home office space, private medical care for employees and their family members, employee referral program – up to 10,000 PLN for recommending a friend, corporate life insurance, employee pension program (PPE), wellbeing and mental health culture – mental health helpline, sport card, etc., modern equipment – most of our teams work on MacBooks, English language classes, internal initiatives like webinars, knowledge-sharing sessions, and more

This is how we work on a project, Clean Code, code quality measures, code review, design patterns, DDD, event modeling, pair programming, architect / technical leader support, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, DevOps, team-level deployment, active monitoring, documentation, issue tracking tools, NFR, technical debt management, functional tests, integration tests, pen tests, performance tests, regression tests, test automation, testing environments, unit tests, manual tests

Development opportunities we offer, conferences in Poland, external training, intracompany training, mentoring, soft skills training, space for experimenting, substantive support from technological leaders, technical knowledge exchange within the company, time for development of your ideas

Benefits, sharing the costs of sports activities, private medical care, sharing the costs of foreign language classes, life insurance, fruits, integration events, retirement pension plan, no dress code

Recruitment stages, Application review stage:, Phone interview, First interview with Hiring Manager, IT Leadership Panel, Offer

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