Senior Engineering Manager

Captivateiq

PolandOther

Responsibilities

Lead, inspire, and grow multiple distributed software engineering teams, fostering a culture of high trust and psychological safety. Develop engineering talent through effective coaching, mentorship, and performance management, with a focus on growing senior and staff-level engineers. Own the end-to-end delivery and operational excellence of your teams' portfolio, ensuring critical user-facing systems are reliable and secure at scale. Partner with Product, Design, and other cross-functional leaders to set a clear vision, prioritize roadmaps, and align a long-term strategy that optimizes for the entire organization. Provide technical leadership and direction by setting architectural guardrails and guiding major technical decisions without being a direct code contributor. Establish and uphold rigorous engineering standards, including SLAs/SLOs, security best practices, and QA processes to accelerate delivery and improve product health. Champion inclusive, async-first practices to ensure your teams, distributed across an ~8-hour time zone spread, can collaborate effectively.

Requirements

Extensive software development experience as an individual contributor, and a proven track record as an Engineering Manager leading multiple, distributed software engineering teams. A strong product sense and a proven track record of delivering high-quality results across the full product lifecycle. This includes experience with B2B SaaS products, from backend services and APIs to the critical user-facing workflows they support. Demonstrated ability to provide technical depth, diving deep into complex architectural problems and guiding senior engineers to sound decisions. A strategic thinker, comfortable setting technical vision over a 6-12 month horizon and managing a complex portfolio of projects. Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners in a remote-first environment. A track record of hiring and developing senior talent, with a passion for helping engineers advance their careers. High sense of ownership and a strong growth mindset; you are a collaborative, humble learner who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus points

  • Experience with Python.
  • Experience in the B2B SaaS market.
  • Demonstrated experience with modern, event-driven systems and scalable worker frameworks.
  • Strategic experience designing and scaling an API/Open API to foster a robust integrations ecosystem.
  • Experience building and operating complex data connector ecosystems, including with iPaaS solutions like Workato.
  • Experience building Identity, Authentication, or Access Management (IAM) solutions.

Notice to Prospective Candidates

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