Engineering Manager | Backend Infrastructure

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our platform teams. This team plays a critical role in shaping and optimizing our internal platforms, focusing on Identity & Access Management (IAM), mailing services, and our backend architecture.

Responsibilities

• Shaping the backend architecture:
  • Providing guidelines and best practices to ensure high-quality and efficient backend development
  • Maintaining and evolving our shop monolith to keep it up to date with modern standards
  • Developing tooling and boilerplate code to empower other teams to build and manage backend services as easily and efficiently as possible
• Mailing services:
  • Maintaining and improving an existing mailing service that handles email templating and delivery.
  • Ensuring the service remains stable and adaptable to new requirements
• Identity & Access Management (IAM):
  • Supporting teams by providing a project-based IAM solution that product teams can deploy independently

Your tasks

• You are not afraid to get your hands dirty by actively contributing to development efforts with a focus on using backend technologies such as Golang and PHP (among others)
• You have found your passion in software development – you enjoy removing roadblocks, helping others, creating transparency and alignment
• You are responsible for advancing your team members’ skills and careers and inspiring them through purpose
• You make sure we are continuously raising the engineering bar, with experience and passion for software excellence
• You are responsible for the delivery of the IAM and Mailing product, which is part of our Developer Experience and Platform Area, while balancing time, budget, and quality
• You develop, monitor and own the relevant KPIs for your teams (cost, SLAs, SLIs, etc.)
• You contribute to our guidelines, policies and standards to improve how we work

Your profile

• You have a background in a product team, focusing on the right technical solutions and don’t shy away from owning your products end-to-end
• You have several years of hands‑on engineering experience in Golang and knowledge of PHP
• Initial leadership experience through mentoring, coaching, or in a managerial position is beneficial but not required. We seek someone passionate about people management who wants to grow into an Engineering Manager role
• You have experience with utilizing cloud and infrastructure resources and are familiar with tools like Kubernetes
• Your communication and interpersonal skills stand out, enabling you to collaborate effectively with product teams. You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment
• Your approach is results‑oriented, with a dedicated focus on delivering top‑notch solutions

What we offer

• Create your own work‑life balance: You have the flexibility to choose between working remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or in Berlin!
• Do you want to move to Germany? No problem – we offer you an attractive relocation package to give you a smooth start.
• Urban Sports Club and RSG Group Fitness Studios: Get top deals for fitness, swimming, yoga and more
• Mental Well‑Being: We support you on your well‑being journey with special offerings such as Instahelp, the digital platform for online psychological counseling
• Vacation & Sabbatical: Enjoy 30 days of vacation per year and the opportunity to take a sabbatical once you have been part of the team for a certain period!
• Option for Pluxee restaurant vouchers: Buy Pluxee vouchers through us and benefit from tax‑advantaged meal allowances!
• ‘Deutschlandticket’: We subsidise your train season ticket for more mobility
• Employee Discount: You will receive a monthly coupon for Kaufland.de
• Free choice of operating system: MacOS or Ubuntu Linux, it’s up to you
• Boost your growth: Benefit from our online language learning programs, diverse in‑house training, and our automated 360‑degree feedback. We cover the costs for relevant conferences, training opportunities, and approved team workshops to strengthen personal interactions
• This is who we are: Our dynamic culture combines flat hierarchies, a start‑up mentality, an international team of over 65 nationalities, and the strength of the Schwarz Group to provide you an agile and secure working environment
• We are team players: From day one, you will connect not only with your team but also with others through our digital onboarding journey, the buddy program, and regular team and company events, all‑halls meetings, powerful mornings, and much more!