Engineering Manager - Software Engineering

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives on building high-performing teams, stays connected to the technical craft, takes ownership for both people and outcomes, and helps shape the software development organization as we grow. You will manage multiple software engineers across all disciplines (backend, frontend, embedded, desktop, test) who are individual contributors or tech leads in mission-driven product development teams.

What you'll do

• Foster a highly engaged engineering team through regular, thoughtful 1-on-1s, effective retrospectives, and proactive identification and addressing of sources of dissatisfaction
• Be accountable for successfully onboarding new engineers, ensuring new engineers become productive and integrated quickly
• Actively develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and targeted growth opportunities aligned with both individual aspirations and company needs
• Set clear performance expectations and hold a high bar - delivering regular, direct feedback - both praise and course corrections
• Partner closely with Product to maintain alignment and momentum around established goals and priorities
• Be an enabler for the product teams you support: remove technical obstacles, assist with technical decisions, and maintain high team health
• Spend 20-30% of your time contributing hands-on as a developer within one of the cross-functional teams
• Maintain a holistic understanding of the full product and technology landscape at HOLOPLOT

What you'll need

• Proven experience in an engineering management or team lead role, managing software engineers in a cross-functional product development setting
• A strong technical background as a software engineer - you have shipped production code and are comfortable contributing hands-on
• Familiarity with several of the technologies in our stack: Go, Python, C++, Rust, TypeScript/Vue, Kubernetes, NATS, gRPC
• Experience building, growing, and retaining engineering teams: hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and trust within and across teams
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional product teams alongside Product Managers, Designers, and Tech Leads
• Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• A genuine interest in people and people development - you find satisfaction in helping engineers grow and succeed

Nice to have

• Experience in the (professional) audio, embedded systems, or IoT industry
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams
• Experience scaling an engineering organization and establishing engineering-wide processes and standards

What they offer

• Flexible hybrid setup with trust-based working hours
• Competitive and fair pay
• Subsidised public transport, lunch allowances, Urban Sports and company pension scheme
• International, open-minded team with plenty of autonomy and ownership
• Individual development plans, mentoring and coaching