Engineering Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Engineering Manager based in Romania.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering teams responsible for building and scaling technology that powers global on-demand commerce. You will work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow Engineering Managers to shape product strategy, define technical direction, and deliver impactful solutions. Combining strong technical judgment with people leadership, you will foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will oversee the full engineering lifecycle, from discovery and planning to delivery, production operations, and post-launch learning. Working with modern cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and AI-assisted development tools, you will help teams improve engineering quality and delivery efficiency. This fully remote opportunity offers an international, inclusive environment where you can influence technical decisions, develop talent, and contribute to products used by businesses and creators worldwide.

Accountabilities

Lead and Develop Engineering Teams: Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, support professional development, and empower engineers to deliver high-quality results.

Drive Product Outcomes: Partner with Product Managers and Designers throughout discovery, opportunity assessment, solution definition, and prioritization to ensure engineering efforts deliver meaningful business value.

Shape Technical and Product Decisions: Challenge assumptions, evaluate alternative solutions, and make informed trade-offs between customer impact, delivery speed, technical complexity, and long-term sustainability.

Own Engineering Execution: Oversee the complete delivery lifecycle, from planning and implementation to deployment, production operations, and post-launch evaluation.

Ensure Predictable Delivery: Establish effective prioritization, coordinate dependencies across teams, identify delivery risks early, and maintain transparency around progress and outcomes.

Guide Technical Direction: Contribute to architectural decisions, maintain engineering standards, and promote scalable, reliable, and maintainable software solutions.

Improve Engineering Practices: Encourage automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, code reviews, observability, and continuous improvement across development workflows.

Promote AI-Assisted Development: Encourage the practical use of large language models and coding assistants to improve implementation, testing, debugging, documentation, and code quality.

Collaborate Across Engineering Squads: Align priorities and technical approaches with other Engineering Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to support broader organizational objectives.

Foster a High-Performance Culture: Build an inclusive, supportive, and accountable environment that encourages technical excellence, knowledge sharing, experimentation, and continuous learning.

Requirements:

Engineering Leadership

Experience

• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams within a product-focused technology company.

• Product and System Delivery: Demonstrated success delivering complex products, software systems, or technical initiatives in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

• Strong Product Mindset: Experience collaborating with Product Managers and Designers on discovery, opportunity shaping, prioritization, and product decision-making.

• Technical Expertise: Strong technical judgment and the ability to participate meaningfully in architectural discussions, evaluate engineering solutions, and guide technical decisions.

• Problem-Solving and Ownership: Ability to navigate ambiguity independently, assess competing priorities, make sound trade-offs, and take responsibility for outcomes.

• People Management

Skills

• Excellent leadership, coaching, feedback, and team development capabilities, with a commitment to building effective and motivated engineering teams.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical teams and business partners around shared objectives.

• Backend and Frontend Technology Familiarity: Experience with modern software development technologies, ideally including PHP with Symfony, Node.js with TypeScript, and Angular with TypeScript.

• Data and Distributed Systems: Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, scalable data processing, and distributed architectures.

• Cloud and Infrastructure: Understanding of AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, containerized environments, cloud-native services, and modern observability practices.

• Engineering Excellence: Experience with automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, continuous delivery, and A/B testing.

• AI-Assisted Development: Practical experience using LLMs and coding assistants to enhance software development workflows, improve productivity, and maintain high code quality.

• Adaptability and Continuous Learning: A proactive approach to improving engineering practices, embracing new technologies, and helping teams succeed in a global, collaborative environment.

Benefits:

Remote-first flexibility: Work fully remotely within eligible EMEA locations, with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across multiple countries.

Flexible working hours: Organize your schedule with the flexibility to start your working day as late as 11 AM.

Private health insurance: Access private healthcare coverage to support your well-being.

Additional well-being leave: Receive two extra paid days off dedicated to your mental or physical health.

Celebration day off: Enjoy one additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday or another occasion of your choice.

Learning and development: Access internal and external learning opportunities to strengthen your technical and leadership skills.

Mentorship and knowledge sharing: Benefit from mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons, available both online and on-site.

International team culture: Join a diverse, inclusive, and supportive global team that values collaboration, accountability, and meaningful results.

Office perks: Enjoy free, healthy lunches when working from the Riga office.

Employee merchandise: Design and order your own merchandise through company platforms with an employee discount.

Team-building and social events: Participate in engaging team activities and memorable celebrations that strengthen connections across the organization.

Meaningful technical impact: Help shape engineering strategy, develop talented teams, and build scalable technology that supports commerce and enables businesses to grow.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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