Hybrid Engineering Manager – SRE

at paymenttools

• Job title: Engineering Manager – SRE
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Distributed Systems
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cologne, Germany

About the role

• Engineering Manager overseeing SRE team at Paymenttools. Driving technical excellence and operational excellence initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage team of engineers, providing leadership, mentorship, salary & performance reviews, and support their success and professional growth
• Partner closely with engineering leadership to shape the engineering culture and align engineering strategies with broader business goals (including VP, Heads of, Architecture, Security)
• Drive and promote cross-company tech initiatives, overseeing their entire lifecycle together with your teams. In SRE a lot of focus topics include operational excellence, IT processes (e.g. incident management)

Requirements

• Proven track record of hiring & managing team(s) that have shipped and operated highly available, distributed systems
• Multiple years of hands-on experience in SRE (preferably) or platform / infrastructure engineering
• Experience with product discovery methodologies for (internal) customers
• Ability to thrive in a fast-changing, high-paced environment
• Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication in English, German is an advantage not a must
• Bonus: Successfully worked with DORA4, DevEx, Team Topologies
• Bonus: Familiarity with ISO27001, PCI-DSS, Kritis

Benefits

• Deutschland ticket, subsidized subscription
• 1.000 euro annual learning and development budget + internal training platforms
• Discounts on travel, fashion, technology, and more through our corporate benefits
• REWE discount card for discounts for REWE group retailers
• JobRad, affordable bicycle leasing!
• Company pension plan
• Insurance Services