Engineering Manager

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential HR technology client seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional engineering team in Germany. This is a remote-first position requiring availability within +/- 2 hours of CET.

Our client operates at the intersection of global employment, payroll, compliance, and automation. You'll lead engineers building scalable, reliable product capabilities while staying close to the technology and fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, setting clear expectations and supporting professional growth
• Own team delivery, execution, and engineering health, ensuring realistic commitments and early risk identification
• Partner with Product to translate business priorities into executable technical plans
• Maintain strong technical awareness and participate actively in architecture, design, and engineering discussions
• Ensure appropriate engineering practices around code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and documentation
• Drive predictable delivery while balancing feature development, technical debt, scalability, and platform reliability
• Collaborate with Principal and Senior Engineers on architecture and complex technical decisions
• Use engineering metrics and qualitative signals to continuously improve team effectiveness, quality, and delivery
• Identify dependencies and blockers early and coordinate effectively across teams
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, and succession planning
• Contribute to broader Engineering initiatives and continuously improve how software is built

What We're Looking For

• Several years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating production systems
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and the Java ecosystem, with ability to understand, review, and challenge technical implementations and architectural decisions
• Proven experience leading or managing software engineering teams
• Strong technical judgment and ability to contribute meaningfully to architecture and technical discussions
• Experience with modern software development practices, Java-based backend systems, cloud-native architectures, APIs, distributed systems, and CI/CD
• Strong understanding of software quality, automated testing, observability, security, and operational excellence
• Experience defining and using engineering effectiveness and delivery metrics (DORA metrics, flow metrics, quality and reliability indicators) to understand team health and drive continuous improvement
• Strong understanding of AI-assisted and agentic software development, with practical experience using modern AI coding tools
• Experience working closely with Product in an agile product-development environment
• Strong people-management skills, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and career development
• Ability to turn ambiguous business requirements into structured execution plans
• Data-informed approach to engineering performance without reducing productivity to simplistic metrics
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Professional fluency in English required

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening call. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication and coordination will flow through our recruitment team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

Pay via Get A Job.ai starts from €60,000 per annum gross, subject to location, skills, and experience.

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