Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Malt, Europe's leading freelancing platform, as an impact-driven Engineering Manager! You will lead and inspire a tribe of 8-12 software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture. This role requires deep technical expertise, operational excellence, and a passion for team development. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute goals, champion best practices, and ensure excellent software development. Malt offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth and a strong company culture. This is a chance to make a measurable impact on a successful organization.

Requirements

• Proven experience of scaleup challenges, particularly in terms of growth and execution
• A significant experience as a senior individual contributor as backend/fullstack (ideally in java/Kotlin)
• A successful first experience in people management (Tech lead, Engineering manager ...)
• Good architectural skills and familiarity with modern software development practices
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Lead and Inspire: Guide a tribe of 8-12 software engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team culture through mentorship and coaching. Play an active role in hiring top engineers and developing talents. Organize and lead team meetings, workshops, and events to foster alignment, morale, and collaboration
• Combine Strategic Collaboration with Pragmatic Execution: Partner with product managers and key stakeholders to define, prioritize, and execute on goals that align with business objectives. Oversee timelines, resources, and deliverables, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and to the highest standards. Serve as a problem-solver and remove obstacles that hinder the team’s progress and enabling engineers to focus on impactful work
• Raise the bar: Champion best practices in software development, including code quality, testing standards, and team organization, to ensure consistently excellent output. Define, track, and report on team KPIs and project progress, ensuring transparency and accountability across the organization. Actively contribute to the Engineering Manager Guild, driving the adoption of new tools, processes, and best practices that enhance the productivity and efficiency of the broader engineering organization

Preferred Qualifications

Experience or a good knowledge of B2B integration issues is a real plus (SSO, Punchout, HRIS, etc.)

Benefits

• Onboarding: Before easing into your new role, you’ll spend your first week learning about our culture, products, and services with other onboardees at our office in Paris
• Equity: Every Malter is entitled to stock options
• Lunch vouchers: €9/day on your Swile card
• Transportation: 50% reimbursement (any type of transport)
• RTT: From 8 to 12 days off
• Malt sabbatical: After three years, every Malter is entitled to a one month paid sabbatical leave
• Free books: If you’re interested in learning more about any topic relevant to Malt’s business, just tell us the books you’d like to read, and we’ll order them for you—without any questions asked or approval processes to follow
• Remote work: full remote or hybrid from one of our offices (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Toulouse, Lille, Marseille)
• Annual team building events