The Opportunity:We are currently hiring two Engineering Managers to join us at commercetools, supporting the PacMan Team.The PacMan team (Product Catalog Management) enables some of the largest and more influential global brands to store and manage their inventories in our MACH SaaS platform.Your Mission: You are responsible for the people and culture in your team: You are vital for making your team a better place by growing your people and investing in your team's health, motivation, career, culture, and team building You foster a culture of mutual constructive feedback and support in your team and that everyone feels safe to express their ideas and suggestionsYou conduct great 1-1 with your engineers You are responsible for the delivery and the processes of your team: You are crucial for getting things rolling and ensuring a smooth delivery You are removing blockers and seeking process improvements collaboratively with your team and your Product Manager You are curious instead of certain and on a continuous journey to improve your teamYou live and breathe our tech vision and consult the engineers accordinglyYou work collaboratively and collaborate with Engineering Managers of other teams, Tech Leads, Agile Coaches, a People Business Partner, Head of Engineering, and the CTO What you need to succeed: Multiple years of experience as a manager of software engineers in a product teamA solid understanding of software architecture and system designStrong background in backend development on the JVM and willingness to be hands-on when requiredExperience in the commerce industryA passion for growing, coaching, and mentoring your team with a track record of doing soExperience in leading distributed teams and fostering belonging in a remote setupAn excellent understanding of agile software development methodologies, best practices, and tools.
You know their trade-offs and how they can support a smooth delivery of your team's goalsA beginner's mindsetExcellent soft skills, most importantly communication, empathy, and self-reflectionFluent written and spoken English skills to work in an international environmentExcitement to share your knowledge and learn from everyone around you about leadership and new technologies Tech at commercetools:We Are Open Source And Innovative By Design We make rapid progress by being early adopters of React, Scala, and GraphQL We share & contribute to the open source community: https://github.com/sangria-graphql?? We <3 Automation and Machine Learning We care about your Growth and Well-being Competitive compensation package: Generous compensation structure consisting of salary, competitive stock option package, various benefits and perks?? Workation: Up to 60 days/year from a country different from your base country Open Learning & Development Budget ct Academy: Regular internal training sessions?? Flexibility: Morning person or night owl?
We believe in outcome and motivated employees Mindset & Growth: A diverse, creative workspace with an international culture & learning environment