[Hiring] Senior Engineering Manager @Kaufland e-commerce

Role Description

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail:

• You are passionate about software development, but you enjoy building the right teams, removing roadblocks, creating alignment, and driving transparency just as much.
• You lead and support our engineers of two to three product teams in a you-build-it-you-run-it environment.
• You contribute hands-on part of your time to stay close to technology.
• You help our engineers grow personally and professionally by advancing their skills and inspiring them with purpose.
• You ensure we leverage (new) technologies to build products customers love and that deliver business value.
• You take responsibility for product delivery while balancing time, budget, and quality.
• You contribute to cross-team strategic initiatives such as raising the engineering bar, improving guidelines, and defining how we work as an organization.

Qualifications

• You have worked in cross-functional product teams and bring a vast experience in engineering of scalable web applications.
• You are an experienced (Senior) Engineering Manager used to solving engineering problems with the tools & frameworks that make sense both for the problem domain and the engineering organization; the team's tech stack is predominantly PHP and JavaScript and we expect you to have hands-on experience in these languages as well.
• You possess an outstanding sense of ownership, passion and drive which brings energy to the room.
• Your communication skills are on point, and you know what matters, especially in a remote setup.
• You have extensive experience in a management role and you are motivated to grow even more into this role.
• You are a natural go-to-person within your organization by mentoring other engineers and helping them grow and succeed.
• You are willing to go the extra mile to make your team successful, you give honest feedback, and you are able to discuss, commit and execute.
• You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment.

Benefits

• Create your own work-life balance: You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in Berlin!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios: Get top deals for fitness, swimming, yoga and more.
• Mental Well-Being: We support you on your well-being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling.
• Vacation & Sabbatical: Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers: Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax-advantaged meal allowances!
• ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility.
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de.
• Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, it's up to you.
• Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning programs, diverse in-house training, and our automated 360-degree feedback. We cover the costs for relevant conferences, training opportunities, and approved team workshops to strengthen personal interactions.