Hybrid Engineering Manager – SRE & Infrastructure

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• Job title: Engineering Manager – SRE & Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Kubernetes, Microservices
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cologne, Germany

About the role

• Engineering Manager overseeing a specialized SRE & Infrastructure team in Cologne or remote from Germany. Ensuring stable operations and collaboration with other engineering leaders.

Responsibilities

• As Engineering Manager SRE & Infrastructure (all genders), you are responsible for a highly specialized engineering team of six.
• At its core, the team is responsible for the stable operation of the software used by our customers and for the infrastructure supporting internal services such as CI/CD pipelines.
• Together with the team, you ensure high process quality and efficiency across the area and make sure issues are resolved immediately—or, even better, prevented from occurring in the first place.
• You work in a management team alongside other Engineering Managers as well as the Engineering Director and VP Engineering.
• You coach and mentor your team members and help them develop as software engineers through 1:1s and regular feedback.
• You work closely with the squad, the E2E Product Manager and other stakeholders, orchestrating the process of optimizing the technical and feature-driven roadmap.
• You manage and coordinate internal requests for new features and requirements and are able to assess technical feasibility.
• You direct and oversee the delivery of software within the squad in an agile working environment and enable your squad to deliver high-value software efficiently and consistently.
• You shape the team by identifying and recruiting talent and designing individual development paths for your direct reports.
• You contribute your technical expertise through code reviews and discussions of technical concepts.
• You shape technical practices by contributing your ideas to technical or organizational projects within the department.

Requirements

• You are able to lead a cross-functional team of software engineers and can do so across a wide range of experience levels (from Junior to Staff Engineer).
• You have solid experience operating cloud applications on Kubernetes and are familiar with all relevant areas, including distributed/containerized systems and microservices.
• You enjoy working in complex environments and tackling challenging technical problems, e.g., in graph theory, electrical engineering, core business processes, or digital twins.
• You have experience building and shaping a diverse and inclusive team through recruitment and subsequent team-building.
• You have excellent communication skills and are motivated to coach developers in their personal and professional development.
• You are familiar with parts of our tech stack and can work confidently with them.
• You have business-fluent English skills (C1 level).

Benefits

• Adapt your working mode to your lifestyle – fully remote or hybrid with office option.
• Option to work remotely from abroad (up to three months per year from anywhere within the EU or the USA).
• 30 vacation days + 3 company holidays.
• State-of-the-art technology and a modern tech stack.
• Excellent hardware setup (16-inch MacBooks, 2 monitors at your workstation).
• Support for your health through an Urban Sports Club partnership.
• Flexible use of a monthly mobility budget (e.g., bike lease, public transport).
• Time and budget for individual growth.
• Optional company pension plan.
• Regular company and team events.