Engineering Manager (f/m/d)

The role

At envelio, we are proud to have been named as one of the hundred most innovative clean technology companies in the world. And we want to achieve even more with our shared vision of driving forward the energy transition with the help of our highly innovative product. Our web-application platform supports grid operators to digitalize and automate their processes. 
 
As Engineering Manager (f/m/d) you will lead a cross-functional engineering squad. Together with your squad, you drive the scaling of our product and have an impact on our users, our organization, and our engineering practices. You work in a management team together with other Engineering Managers, as well as the Engineering Director and VP Engineering.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• You coach, mentor and help your direct reports to grow as engineers through 1:1s, performance reviews and regular feedback
• You work closely with the squad, Product Owner and further stakeholders and orchestrate the process of refining the product and technical roadmap
• You steer and monitor the delivery of software in the squad in an agile working environment and enable your squad to deliver software of high value in an efficient and consistent way
• You develop the squad by identifying and attracting talent during the recruiting process and shape the individual growth paths of your direct reports
• You incorporate your technical knowledge over code reviews and sparring on technical concepts
• You shape engineering practices by contributing your ideas in technical or organizational projects in the department

Our methods:

• Agile working method with Kanban in cross-functional Squads
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery
• Clean (and simple) Code 
• Regular code Reviews and Merge Requests
• Modern web-based tools for documentation and organization
• “You Code it – You Own it – You Run it” – Squad Responsibility for certain functional areas of the product

What you need to succeed

• You have a proven skillset to lead and manage a cross-functional group of Software Engineers and are comfortable to apply this for a wide range of engineer skill levels (from Junior to Staff Engineer)
• You have strong experience in the development of web applications and are familiar with all relevant domains, incl. distributed / containerized systems or microservices
• You work with best practices in Software Engineering and Squad management in an agile, product-oriented environment
• You are experienced in growing and forming a diverse team by recruiting and subsequent teambuilding 
• You have excellent communication skills and are motivated to coach Engineers on their personal and professional growth path
• You are familiar with parts of our tech stack and are confident to work with it
• You are business-fluent in English (Level C1/C2)

 
Our Tech Stack:

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  • Python, incl. additional packages/frameworks e.g., Django (Rest Framework), FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Celery
  • JavaScript, TypeScript , Vue.js
  • PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, MongoDB
  • RabbitMQ, Redis 
  • Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes

Why envelio

• Flexible working mode within Germany: Hybrid, from home or in our lovely office in Cologne
• Option for remote work from abroad (up to three months per year) 
• State of the art technology and modern tech stack
• Excellent hardware equipment (16-inch MacBooks, 2 screens at your workplace)
• 30 holidays + 3 corporate holidays 
• Support for your health through sports membership cooperations 
• Flexible use of a monthly mobility budget (e.g. Jobrad, public transport)
• Time and resources for individual growth 
• envelio pension plan 
• Regular company and team events

 What else? 

• Dynamic and multinational team (already 19 nationalities)   
• Tech, Trust and Eco characterize us as a company - We continuously focus on living our values in everyday life
• Meaningful work which drives forward the energy transition and supports a sustainable future