Senior Engineering Manager

ABOUT TALON.ONE:
Talon.One is the most powerful incentives engine that unifies loyalty, promotions and gamification into one holistic platform. Backed by enterprise-grade security and scalability, Talon.One empowers companies to build personalized, profitable promotions and loyalty programs using any data.
Today, over 250 of the world’s most-loved brands including Adidas, Sephora and Carlsberg work with Talon.One to drive deeper engagement and lasting loyalty with their customers.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the health, output, and efficiency of a Tribe comprising up to four cross-functional squads. This entails directly leading at least one of those squads, while guiding and coordinating the Engineering Managers of the others. You will also pair with the Tribe’s Product Lead to ensure the Tribe’s future readiness by identifying and securing the necessary engineering talent and infrastructure ahead of time.
ONCE YOU ARE HERE YOU WILL:
Oversee the deliveries of the entire tribe, ensuring that its responsibilities are continually being met
Personally manage the deliveries of 1-2 of the tribe’s cross-functional squads
Directly manage the performance, growth, and careers of up to 10 engineers and 1-2 Engineering Managers
Work closely with the Product Lead to identify and address upcoming work and challenges
Collaborate with Principle Technical Lead to set standards and systems for quality, stability, and security across the tribe
Proactively hire, mentor, and coach engineers so that squads have the headcount and skills required
Lead initiatives that expand the functioning of the entire RnD Department
Act as a company leader, displaying practices and principles that expand company values
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE:
Exceptional people management skills, with past success bringing together dozens of individuals from different roles and teams to achieve company goals
Several years of hands-on work as an engineer
Years of experience leading several cross-functional software teams
A positive track record of managing managers
Experience with web development, ideally in a software-as-a-service company.
A thorough understanding of the SaaS industry
Superb communication skills
ABOUT TECHNOLOGY:
Kubernetes running on Google Cloud
PostgreSQL
We use Go for our API, core logic, and internal tooling
TypeScript, React, Redux, and CSS modules for our web application
Cypress for automated end-to-end testing
Other odds & ends in JavaScript and shell script
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:
A Research and Development Department of 90+ of engineers, product managers and product designers in Berlin
Leaders with 8+ years of experience building our promotions engine
€1,000 annual learning budget, full LinkedIn Learning access, and free German language courses to boost your skills
30 days of annual leave, plus extra paid days for your birthday and moving day
Home office setup budget, a monthly home office allowance
Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days worldwide!
Mental health support with nilo.health and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership
20% company subsidy on your pension contributions
Subsidised BVG public transport ticket and a dog-friendly Berlin office where your furry friend is welcome
Lease your ideal bike through BusinessBike