Senior Engineering Manager*in (m/w/d)baito Pro Job

Senior Engineering Manager (m/w/d) - E-Commerce

Festanstellung, Vollzeit · Leipzig, Deutschland

Introduction

The Invia Group is a leading online travel company in Europe, bringing together top travel portals under one roof. With a wide range of travel options, from package holidays and individual tours to business trips and family holidays, our offerings serve a variety of target groups and needs. The diverse team, known as Invianers, works across five countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The Invia Group operates several popular portals including ab in den urlaub, invia.cz, travelplanet.pl and invia.hu.

Your tasks

• Lead and Manage Managers: Oversee and mentor 3-4 Engineering Managers, providing guidance, support, and performance feedback to help them lead their respective teams effectively.
• Strategic Leadership and Problem-Solving: Demonstrate a strong ability to self-unblock and problem-solve in ambiguous situations, leading teams with confidence when clear paths are not readily available. Empower managers and teams to solve challenges independently, fostering a proactive culture.
• Continuous Improvement of Codebases and Engineering Practices: Drive improvements in software engineering practices, ensuring teams are regularly enhancing code quality, maintaining scalable codebases, and adopting best practices in software development and architecture.
• Seek Feedback on Architectural Decisions: Engage with both peers and technical leaders to gather feedback on major architectural decisions, fostering a collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives and ensures the best possible solutions.
• Drive Team Performance: Ensure teams consistently meet project goals, adhere to timelines, and deliver high-quality solutions while maintaining a high standard of engineering excellence.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with senior leadership to set engineering priorities, drive technical vision, and contribute to long-term business goals. Align engineering initiatives with industry trends and customer needs, ensuring teams stay competitive and relevant.
• Resource Allocation and Scaling: Ensure optimal resource allocation across teams, assess and plan for team growth, and maintain a healthy work environment that fosters collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement best practices to improve engineering processes, enhance productivity, and ensure scalability across teams. Encourage managers and teams to continually seek opportunities for efficiency and innovation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and operations teams to align engineering efforts with overall business objectives, ensuring seamless project execution and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Mentorship & Personal Growth: Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and development. Actively mentor engineering managers and their teams, promoting growth both within the current role and in preparation for future opportunities.
• Industry and Customer Knowledge: Stay informed of industry trends, market conditions, and customer feedback. Translate this knowledge into actionable plans for engineering teams to ensure product relevance and market success.
• Performance & Risk Management: Monitor engineering performance metrics, identify and mitigate project risks, and resolve any roadblocks to ensure successful project delivery.

Your profile

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in the IT/Engineering field, with a minimum of 5 years managing engineering managers and leading large teams.
• Leadership: Proven track record of successfully managing managers and large engineering teams (30+ team members overall), with the ability to motivate, mentor, and lead by example in uncertain and evolving situations.
• Technical Expertise: Strong technical background with the ability to engage with engineers on architectural and code-level discussions, and make informed decisions on complex technical challenges.
• Project Management: Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale, high-impact engineering projects with a focus on timely delivery and quality assurance.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate business goals into actionable engineering plans and execute on them efficiently.
• Collaboration Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working closely with cross-functional teams including product, design, and operations.
• Problem-Solving & Independence: A hands-on approach to diagnosing and solving problems independently, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make decisions that move projects forward.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agile methodologies and continuous integration/delivery pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and modern software development frameworks.
• Previous experience in a fast-growing technology company or startup environment.

What we offer

• Reliability: unlimited full-time employment contract
• More time for yourself: 30 days of paid leave (+ additional vacation for long term employees)
• Appreciation: anniversary program for your loyalty
• Work-Life-Balance: Flexible working hours, mobile working throughout Germany and, for a limited time, abroad
• But also an attractive location: offices close to the city centre with excellent transport infrastructure in Leipzig
• Creative space: room for creativity, proactivity, and responsibility
• Team spirit: regular company and team events
• Well-being: guaranteed monthly allowance towards your lunch
• A smoother journey to work: allowance for the ‚Deutschlandticket‘ and the posibility of a ‚JobRad‘
• Healthy well-being: Allowance for company fitness

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