Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential insurtech platform in München. This Engineering Manager role offers the chance to provide both technical and disciplinary leadership to software engineering teams while driving strategic initiatives in a fast-growing European technology company.

We're seeking an experienced engineering leader who can balance hands-on technical expertise with people management, guiding cross-functional teams through complex platform development and modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide disciplinary and technical leadership to Software Engineers, supporting their personal and professional development
• Ensure engineering activities align with company vision and strategic product goals
• Own technical initiatives from concept through production, including architecture, planning, quality assurance, and ongoing development
• Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize technical topics, create transparency around dependencies and risks
• Make well-informed technical decisions, review proposed solutions, and ensure compliance with engineering standards and best practices
• Work closely with Product, Operations, and customer-facing teams to connect technical opportunities with business requirements
• Continuously develop engineering processes, knowledge management practices, and standards
• Support long-term platform development and modernization, focusing on stability, performance, maintainability, and scalability
• Ensure reliable production operations and day-to-day system performance

What We're Looking For

• Extensive experience in software development and software architecture with ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Substantial development experience with Java, ideally with in-depth expertise in Spring Framework (particularly Spring Boot) and common Java libraries and standards
• Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with large, complex codebases and derive well-founded architectural decisions
• Excellent understanding of software architecture, design patterns, clean code, and modern engineering principles
• Strategic thinking with ability to develop and implement long-term plans for system modernization and incremental improvement
• Experience analyzing, refactoring, and sustainably improving existing systems while maintaining stability and performance
• Solid understanding of databases, APIs, and the complete software development lifecycle
• Experience in both technical and disciplinary leadership, including coaching and developing Software Engineers
• Proven ability to structure and prioritize technical projects and deliver them successfully with various stakeholders
• Active engagement with AI tools for software development, automated quality assurance, and process optimization
• Confident communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Management, and external partners
• Comfort working in agile environments with constructive response to change
• Experience with JavaScript frontend frameworks such as Vue.js or React is a plus
• Strong technical expertise combined with understanding of business contexts and priorities
• Fluent English required; German proficiency is a plus

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Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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