Operations/ Management

Engineering Manager - Technology Platform

Your Role:

  • You have a core responsibility to improve the technology platform of Personio, ideally in the area of data engineering but also in one or more of the other areas of excellence including infrastructure automation, build and deployments, library and frameworks and quality automation.
  • You will hire and develop high-performing teams by focusing on the development of our engineers.
  • You will define the mission and vision of your team, and you will define goals and roadmaps that will progress towards this vision.
  • You will work closely with your team to provide feedback on architecture and approach.
  • You will build and influence a culture of ownership, autonomy and inclusivity, not just within your team but the whole engineering department.
  • You will leverage your technical skills and experience to build engineering excellence within your team that promotes and implements engineering best practices

What you will get:

  • Autonomy: You’ll have the freedom to not just build a vision but to make it a reality.
  • Transparency: We’re very transparent about the decisions we make and the motivations behind them.
  • Feedback: We firmly believe in learning from each other, for which we embrace the principle of giving and receiving feedback.
  • Opportunity: You have the opportunity to directly contribute to the department, and not just your team, by being involved in processes like recruiting, performance and development, on-boarding and much more.
  • Diversity: The best workplaces are diverse and we celebrate that diversity in all aspects.
  • Flexibility: There is no one size fits all, so we do our best to understand and be flexible towards what makes you the most effective.
  • Over 3 years of hands-on people management experience. You’ve managed and grown high-performing teams by focusing on the engineers.
  • Over 5 years of software engineering experience building and designing scalable applications, tools, or distributed systems.
  • You have a proven track record building teams that focus on impact, technical excellence and transparency.
  • You have an ability to to lead and make decisions to push forward. You’re comfortable owning even the most ambiguous problems and defining the road ahead.
  • You are data driven in your decision making.
  • You lead from the front and are ready to roll up your sleeves to help your team in any way.
  • You have a passion for building reliable systems and have experience with microservices architecture.
  • You have excellent communication skills. Within the team and across the organisation you can communicate transparently and effectively.
  • You have excellent English language skills (level C1/C2)
  • You are willing to relocate to Dublin.