Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager, you will lead the Engineering Team, consisting of 12 engineers and a QA Lead, divided over 3 Product Squads. You will focus on team development, career growth, and enabling the successful delivery of our Product Roadmap. This role combines people leadership with strategic execution to drive both team success and business outcomes.

The impact you'll make in this role

Our backend runs on Ruby on Rails and our frontend on Ember.js. To succeed in this role, you need a strong affinity with these technologies to understand engineering challenges and offer deep technical mentorship. Experience with at least one is essential; the ability to quickly learn and adapt is equally valued. You'll collaborate closely with Product and Design to deliver features that create real impact in education and align with our mission.

🎯 About the job

People Development & Growth

• Conduct regular 1:1s focused on personal growth, challenges, and aspirations
• Create opportunities for skill development through project assignments and mentoring
• Design and implement comprehensive career development paths for each team member
• Identify and develop future technical leaders within the teams
• Facilitate hands-on technical mentorship to team members with our frontend and backend frameworks

Team Culture & Performance

• Support and nurture high-performing, motivated engineering teams, encouraging engagement and ownership
• Promote a culture of open feedback, learning, and continuous improvement, helping teams adapt to change
• Collaborate with teams to define clear goals and success metrics aligned with company objectives
• Encourage teams to make autonomous technical and process decisions, providing guidance as needed
• Help establish frameworks that enable accountability while fostering trust and independence

Product Roadmap Delivery

• Collaborate with Product Management to define and prioritize initiatives aligned with business goals
• Drive execution of quarterly and annual product roadmaps across all squads
• Monitor and report on delivery metrics and team health indicators
• Balance team capacity across strategic projects and operational needs
• Support teams in developing accurate estimations and maintaining realistic planning
• Foster effective communication and collaboration between squads and stakeholders

Technical Excellence

• Ensure technical decisions and architecture align with long-term product & tech strategy
• Maintain and evolve technical roadmap in alignment with business objectives
• Remove technical blockers and dependencies to ensure smooth delivery
• Establish and maintain robust testing and quality assurance processes
• Guide teams in delivering reliable and scalable solutions
• Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and uptime

Your experience and skills

The role needs someone confident and resilient who balances empathy with directness, able to build strong relationships while delivering clear, actionable feedback. You should have a passion for technical excellence with a drive to deliver impactful solutions on time, and be skilled in guiding long-tenured engineers through change with respect and tact.

Scale-ups provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but sometimes it feels like you're "building the plane while flying the plane". You must derive energy from such a climate and don't mind redesigning for continuous growth, feeling comfortable with some uncertainty and inevitable changes.

You have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience in leading and scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails and frontend JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills. Ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team while managing performance and professional development.
• Passion for education and understanding of the EdTech landscape.

What You Get:

• 25 paid holidays per year
• Volunteering leave
• Learning and Development leave and budget
• Possibility to work hybrid
• Travel allowance and Swapfiets subscription
• Bring-your-own-device compensation
• Free access to office gym
• Unlimited access to certified psychologists and coaches (within the EU, US, and AUS)
• Advantageous pension scheme

Ready to lead and grow high-performing engineering teams while delivering impactful tech in education? We'd love to see your reaction!