Engineering Manager, DeepL

• Track record of successfully leading and scaling a software development team with backend scope- ideally at least two years' experience in an Engineering Manager role
• High level of hands-on technical experience in software development and architecture, with several years of experience working as a senior software developer
• Profound expertise in back-end software development and system design
• You would enjoy a 30% share of hands-on technical work (code and architecture reviews, technical design, hands-on coding, ...)
• Proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core, or proficiency in Java or Kotlin and the ability and interest to quickly become proficient in C# / ASP.NET Core
• You are a pragmatic problem solver who enjoys both the technical and non-technical challenges associated with the responsibilities of an Engineering Manager
• Excellent communication skills in English with a strong sense of empathy and a solution-oriented mindset
• Solid understanding of computational complexity and common data structures; comfortable reasoning about the time and space complexity of code and choosing appropriate data structures to efficiently solve algorithmic challenges

Desirable

• The Abuse Protection team’s mission is to identify, monitor and block traffic that harms DeepL’s users, systems, or business.​ The team ensure that both free users and paying customers do not abuse DeepL’s services through excessive or malicious requests, by monitoring and managing usage data, as well as building the necessary interventions when something seems amiss
• The team is responsible for DeepL’s shared services for bot protection, rate limiting and usage limitation
• The core purpose of the Engineering Manager role is to develop a product engineering team to an autonomous, high performing stage and take responsibility for ensuring high quality deliverables:
• Delivery & Excellence: Collaborating with key stakeholders, represent the team’s engineering perspective on the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and time-to-market aspects of new or existing services and products. Ensure timely delivery of new features, maintain existing ones, and establish high engineering excellence metrics. Actively contribute to resolving technical issues and challenges by participating in code reviews, system design discussions, and occasionally engaging in hands-on coding to support team members
• People Leadership: Inspire, develop, recruit, and motivate a software engineering team. Conduct regular 1:1s with team members, set individual development or improvement plans, and foster a healthy, non-retaliatory feedback culture within the team
• Team Management: As a collaborative partner with a member of the Product Management team, jointly oversee the team’s strategy, quarterly goals, and business-technical metrics. Ensure the team's development process methodology is optimal, actively participate in building and maintaining the technical roadmap, and take ownership of technical incident management. Dedicate time and resources to quality efforts, maintain a current knowledge base and documentation for the team's services and artifacts, and coordinate resource planning in collaboration with the Senior Engineering Manager and Craft Leads as needed
• Manage growth: You derive satisfaction from navigating change and collaboratively discovering innovative solutions with your team and various stakeholders within a dynamic and evolving environment
• Strategic Leadership: Responsibility includes guiding the strategic direction of the team's engagements and collaborating with stakeholders. Not directly involved in software delivery, the role necessitates a profound understanding of technical architecture, potential challenges, and aligning the team's work with broader organizational goals