Engineering Manager, Wallapop

• You have experience leading engineering teams (Ideally +2 years)
• You have very strong verbal English communication skills (Spanish is a plus)
• You are comfortable with participatory management/servant leadership
• Positive attitude, excellent problem-solving, and critical thinking
• Quality-driven, attention to detail, and pragmatic
• Excellent communication skills, adaptability, and eagerness to learn

Desirable

• We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join the Managed Marketplace Tribe. Our mission is to create a trustworthy environment where users feel confident initiating transactions and are fully supported in completing them—whether buying or selling
• This includes resilient orchestration of critical services like payments and logistics operations. You’ll guide teams in delivering high-quality software, foster a culture of growth and collaboration, and ensure strong alignment through clear vision, efficient processes, and effective communication
• Lead engineering for a topic team to ship high-quality software on predictable schedules
• Make sure that the meetings are effective
• Coaches people & the organization
• Provide vision, sense of purpose, and visibility to teams
• Implement process improvements
• Have regular one-on-ones with engineers, where you will:
• Set expectations, provide regular feedback & keep team members accountable (Conduct performance reviews)
• Develop a strong two-way feedback loop where you share organizational context and build a deep understanding of the engineer and how they work
• Support engineers and help reach a resolution when challenges arise
• Craft a fulfilling and engaging work experience through regular career growth and development conversation
• Iterate and improve our engineering processes and technical culture
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of engineers

• Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts
• Intro Call - run by talent acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes
• Technical Task - you will prepare a practical case to present in order to assess the skills required for the role
• Expertise Interview - run by the core team, focus on the hard skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes
• Stakeholder Interview - run by the hiring team and relevant stakeholders, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up, as well as on leadership skills aligned with the role requirements. This usually takes 60 minutes
• Culture-Add Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes
• Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing

• Welcome Package with top hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)
• 2k individual learning budget per year
• Competitive phantom shares package for all employees
• English/Spanish lessons as part of our working day
• Team trainings
• Access to our Wallalibrary
• Flexible working hours + intensive Fridays. Flexitime
• Private Health Insurance (Cigna)
• Andjoy Subscription giving access to a variety of fitness & wellness activities
• Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
• Extended newborn & adoption leave
• Bonus for weddings & newborns
• 26 days of annual leave
• Monthly plan for free Shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
• Referral Program & Charity Donation
• Wallarenta (Tax Income Support)
• Wallanniversary loyalty program
• Team Building activities
• Team Breakfasts/Dinners
• Free office (virtual) sports classes
• Offsite trips
• 30EUR monthly towards your WIFI as part of your monthly payroll transfer
• One-off payment in your first payroll based on compensation package to go towards setting up your wallahome office
• Modern and inspirational office space with stunning views and a sunny terrace. All built with sustainable and recyclable materials!
• Free Happy Lunch from Monday to Thursday delivered directly to the office
• Gaming Room
• Wallaphysio
• Fruit and coffee

Total funding: $450.2m

Wallapop has its sights set on becoming a major player in the second hand goods marketplace sector. The hyper-local marketplace helps connect sellers with buyers, much in the style of craigslist or eBay, but with a cleaner and more intuitive mobile-first approach.