Head of Engineering (work-from-home)

Zanda is Hiring an Engineering Manager

Zanda is a fast-growing SaaS healthtech startup on a mission to help practitioners deliver better care. We live our values - Growth, Impact, Reliability, Teamwork - and we’re looking for an Engineering Manager who does too.

Why this role matters

You’ll guide multiple squads to ship reliably, raise the bar on engineering practices, and create space for innovation (yes, including AI). You’ll balance people leadership with technical strategy, and partner closely with Product and Team Leads to align roadmaps with business goals.

What you’ll do

• Lead & grow people: Coach engineers and Team Leads; set clear expectations; build a culture of accountability, ownership, and psychological safety.
• Raise performance: Establish practical metrics and rituals to improve delivery, quality, and reliability.
• Drive technical strategy: Help balance feature work with system health, debt, security, and scalability.
• Champion innovation: Encourage experimentation with modern tools (incl. AI) and turn proven wins into standards.
• Lead remotely, well: Use async-first habits and be thoughtful about when to meet.

What you bring

3+ years in software development and a few years in a leadership seat (EM / Tech Lead).
Experience in SaaS (ideally at ~100–250 ppl); strong remote leadership chops.
Technical depth to weigh trade-offs and guide decisions; business-minded judgment.
Change leadership: you’ve steered teams through transitions and kept them motivated.

Nice to have

Hands-on exposure to our stack (or close equivalents).
Experience shaping learning programs/guilds and developer-centric cultures.
Engineering degree or equivalent.

What success looks like

Teams ship predictably; systems are reliable and scalable.
Clear, positive accountability through meaningful metrics.
Smart use of modern tooling to streamline workflows and boost productivity
An empowered team that’s motivated to learn and innovate.

Why Zanda

Innovate with impact: Build tooling that supports real practitioners and patients.
Flexibility: Remote-first with thoughtful async collaboration.
Growth: Big runway to shape our engineering org and your career.

Location

Remote within European time zones (Berlin/UK/Europe preferred).

How to apply

Apply via this LinkedIn post with your CV and answers to the application questions.

Zanda is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive, supportive workplace for all.