Engineering Manager - EU

About the Role

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to join our dynamic European team. This individual will lead an innovative engineering culture where software engineers take complete ownership of problem-solving, from writing product specifications to project implementation, with minimal process constraints. Our approach promotes optimism about engineers' ability to perform independently without being hindered by rigid processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and nurture a high-functioning team by focusing on individual performance, personal growth, and fostering a culture of empowerment rather than micromanaging product or technical decisions.
• Manage a team of up to six direct reports, balancing hands-on engineering work and leadership activities without becoming a bottleneck.
• Coach engineers to deliver large, loosely defined projects with minimal intervention, encouraging self-driven ownership while providing support as needed.
• Engage actively in coding tasks such as debugging, shipping minor fixes, and enhancing developer experience to maintain technical proficiency.
• Provide constructive feedback on product and technical specifications that influences quality and scope without making final decisions.
• Design and implement automation and processes to optimize engineering workflows and empower engineers to improve these automations continually.

Candidate Profile

• Passionate about both engineering management and staying hands-on with coding.
• Skilled at offering candid feedback and holding team members to high standards, including top performers.
• Excellent empathetic communication abilities, adept at influencing change across individuals and the organization.
• Experienced in recognizing, recruiting, and developing exceptional engineering talent with nuanced understanding beyond generic descriptors.
• Comfortable operating in high-trust, high-autonomy startup environments, contributing to building a thriving culture of ownership and minimal process.
• Interests aligned with coaching engineers to grow in decision-making rather than controlling product direction personally.

What We Build

Our mission is to revolutionize Talent Acquisition software by providing intelligent, powerful tools that automate and enhance recruitment tasks such as scheduling interviews and managing workloads with minimal manual effort. We extend this approach to HR functions like onboarding and performance management, aiming to provide unparalleled, efficient solutions.

Engineering Culture

• Minimal procedural overhead empowering engineers to own decisions generally performed by product and design teams.
• Emphasis on seamless collaboration paired with clear, thoughtful communication to maximize focus time and productivity.
• Strong investment in developer tooling enabling frequent deployments (15+ times daily), rapid CI/CD (~10 minutes), and a robust debugging environment.
• A diverse team culture promoting continuous learning, humility, kindness, and natural, intensive collaboration.
• Regular in-person meetups, including biannual company-wide and departmental gatherings along with budgets to encourage local team interactions.

Qualifications & Additional Information

• Engineering leaders should be comfortable engaging with technologies spanning infrastructure, backend, and frontend domains.
• Should have a strong desire for technical growth and coding alongside leadership duties.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative engineering processes that drive efficiency and autonomy.
• Preference for candidates who are willing to challenge status quo and create unique leadership approaches rather than following industry norms.

This role is remote and based in the Greater Dublin area, providing flexible working arrangements that promote work-life balance and offer a supportive environment committed to avoiding traditional, ineffective management pitfalls.