Engineering Manager - Process Query Engine Performance

The Team

You will be part of the Process Query Engine team. The Process Query Engine enables our customers to interactively process mine enterprise sized data sets. In order to handle the strong growth of our customer base and their demands we heavily invest in the scalability and updatability of the Process Query Engine. The team is working mainly in C++ & Java.

The Role

Engineering Managers are our first layer of management at Celonis - they are people managers with technical expertise. You will lead a strong team of engineers, overseeing their performance and fostering successful group dynamics to achieve the team\'s mission. You will provide technical guidance, contribute to critical decisions, and ensure manageable technical complexity to build reliable systems at scale. Collaboration with other teams and departments is crucial, with a focus on supporting their objectives while driving your own. You will operate independently, demonstrating leadership across multiple groups, and jointly define goals aligned with strategic initiatives.

The work you’ll do

• Effectively manage execution and performance of the team; keep the team motivated and effective
• Manage and facilitate the career growth and performance of team members
• Build and maintain a healthy culture of trust, ownership, and collaboration within the team as well as the department
• Contribute technically within the team’s scope, provide technical guidance and get involved in technical work when needed
• Collaborate with Product Managers and other leads on goals and strategies around people, technology, and processes
• Set correct priorities and take full ownership of the team’s efficient execution of initiatives, ensuring timely and quality delivery of projects and tasks including long-term, multi-quarter objectives
• Take an active part in hiring and growing the team according to business needs
• Advocate for the whole team; provide upward and outward visibility of the team and their work

The qualifications you need

• Strong technical background in software engineering, with experience in building, leading, or operating large-scale, high-performance, reliable & resilient distributed systems
• Proven track record in people management, including fostering a supportive and inclusive team culture, mentoring, and coaching to facilitate high performance and career growth
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other departments and stakeholders, such as product management and business teams, to define vision, goals, and prioritize initiatives
• Dedication to addressing the evolving needs of engineering teams and a focus on engineering and process excellence
• Proficiency in engineering close to the system / hardware
• Expertise in database engineering or in an data-intensive environment is a plus

What Celonis Can Offer You

• Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
• Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
• Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more. Interns and working students explore your benefits here.
• Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
• Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
• Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
• Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
• Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.

About Us

Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realize significant value across the top, bottom, and green line. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

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