Engineering Manager, Ukio
+ Employee Stock Options Plan
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201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Employee Stock Options Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
Ukio’s mission is to empower people to live where they want, when they want by providing them a home wherever they go.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings a blend of technical depth, business understanding, and people leadership. You know how to make smart trade-offs between speed, quality, and scale. You lead by example, act as an enabler, and bring a servant leadership mindset—removing roadblocks, encouraging autonomy, and supporting team health and collaboration
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- 2+ years of engineering leadership experience, ideally in a fast-growing, product-driven environment
- Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple priorities across stakeholders
- System Design: Proven experience in designing and architecting complex systems
- Product Focus: A strong focus on product development
- A track record of mentoring and growing software engineers
- Experience balancing long-term architecture design with the need for rapid iteration and experimentation
- Strong plus if you have experience with Elixir, Phoenix and LiveView
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of Ukio’s core software teams. You’ll play a critical role in scaling our technology, growing our people, and delivering high-quality products that support our expansion across Europe
- You’ll report directly to the CTO and collaborate with Product, Design, and business teams to shape our technical roadmap, ensure strong engineering practices, and support a high-performing team through mentorship and career development. You’ll strike the right balance between hands-on technical guidance and strategic leadership
- Lead and Mentor the Engineering Team – Foster a high-performance culture, support career growth, and remove roadblocks
- Define and Execute the Technical Roadmap – Collaborate with the CTO, Product, and Design teams to align technical efforts with business goals
- Ensure Strong Engineering Practices – Maintain high standards in system design, scalability, testing, and code quality
- Balance Speed, Quality, and Scalability – Make smart architectural and technical decisions while enabling rapid iteration
- Drive Product and Business Impact – Deliver high-quality products that support Ukio’s expansion and align with company objectives
- Encourage Cross-Functional Collaboration – Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams to ensure smooth execution of projects
Our take
Renting an apartment abroad can be a complicated and expensive process. Ukio solves this problem by making it easier to lease an apartment in prime city locations.
Ukio was founded by two veterans of Knotel and Airbnb, and the company functions in a similar way to the latter. However, it differentiates itself from Airbnb and other rental sites by focusing on the mid-length leases and fashionable locations typically favoured by professional remote workers. The company has benefited from the increasing number of people looking for flexible short term rentals especially in major international hubs.
Having already expanded into Germany and Portugal, it is using recent investments to enter the French and Italian markets, with longer term goals to establish a presence in the UK and Ireland. It is also building a B2B solution for international businesses to allow them to offer accomodation to their remote employees.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
70% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Bonus Scheme
- Flexible schedule
- Investment in your learning and development
- Employee Stock Options Plan
- A challenging job at one of the fastest growing companies in Europe
- Competitive annual gross salary, to be determined in line with your knowledge and experience
- Private Insurance
- International working environment with many different nationalities
- Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
- Team events and an amazing internal culture
Company HQ
Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona, CT
Leadership
Stanley Fourteau
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Sales Director at Peixe Urbano, and was Head of Global Growth at Airbnb.
Jeremy Fourteau
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Product Manager at Zynga, and as Director of Product at EA, Headspace and Knotel.
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