topi · Berlin, Germany
We're looking for a product-minded engineer to join our diverse and driven team as an Engineering Manager. You'll lead one of our engineering teams, combining technical depth with people leadership in a senior, product-minded team that values collaboration, impact, and continuous learning.
About the Role
Lead one of our engineering teams day-to-day: setting direction, coaching engineers, partnering with Product and Design, and being accountable for delivery.
This is a hands-on management role. We expect you to write and ship production code alongside your team, and to be deep in technical discussions, code reviews, system design conversations, and architectural decisions, especially on the backend.
What You Will Do
Own the Outcomes of a Team:Be accountable for what your team ships, quality, pace, and direction, without becoming the bottleneck.
Grow Engineers:Coach a team of mostly senior engineers, set a clear bar for excellence, and create the conditions for them to do their best work.
Bridge Product and Engineering:Partner closely with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, balance trade-offs, and turn ambiguous strategy into shipped features.
Stay Hands-On, Especially on the Backend:Write and ship code with your team, read code fluently, ask the right questions in system design reviews, and weigh in on backend architectural decisions with credibility.
Build a Healthy Team:Run lightweight, effective rituals (1:1s, retros, planning); give and receive honest feedback; protect focus and sustainability.