Engineering Manager

Overview

Permanent Contract, Full- or Part-Time, Remote or Cologne / Darmstadt / Düsseldorf / Berlin.

Who we are

We operate the international online marketplaces of Kaufland. Several thousand sellers and millions of products make us one of the fastest growing online marketplaces. Our culture blends a start-up mentality with the opportunities offered by a large corporation. We value flexibility and offer remote work within Germany or offices in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or a co-working space in Berlin. Day by day, our Tech & Product Team of about 400 experts pursues the goal of creating the best possible customer shopping experience and a strong foundation for a great selling experience for our sellers. Learn more about our division and teams.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our platform teams, focusing on Identity & Access Management (IAM), mailing services, and our backend architecture.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a highly skilled team that defines the technical foundation of our company. The team's main responsibilities include:

Shaping the backend architecture:

• providing guidelines and best practices to ensure high-quality and efficient backend development
• Maintaining and evolving our shop monolith to stay up to date with modern standards
• Developing tooling and boilerplate code to empower other teams to build and manage backend services easily and efficiently

Mailing services:

• maintaining and improving an existing mailing service for templating and delivery, ensuring stability and adaptability to new requirements

Identity & Access Management (IAM):

• supporting teams with a project-based IAM solution that product teams can deploy independently

In this role, you will initially focus on hands-on technical tasks to gain deep understanding of our infrastructure and code. Later, you will take on managerial tasks and serve as the people manager for the team.

Your tasks - this is what awaits you in detail

• You contribute to development efforts with a focus on backend technologies such as Golang and PHP
• You enjoy removing roadblocks, helping others, creating transparency and alignment
• You advance your team members' skills and careers and inspire them through purpose
• You raise the engineering bar with a passion for software excellence
• You are responsible for the delivery of the IAM and Mailing product within the Developer Experience and Platform Area, balancing time, budget and quality
• You develop, monitor and own relevant KPIs for your teams (cost, SLAs, SLIs, etc.)
• You contribute to guidelines, policies and standards to improve how we work

Your profile - this is what we expect from you

• You have a background in a product team, focusing on the right technical solutions and own your products end-to-end
• You have several years of hands-on engineering experience in Golang and knowledge of PHP
• Initial leadership experience through mentoring, coaching, or in a managerial position is beneficial but not required.
• You should be passionate about people management and want to grow into an Engineering Manager role
• You have experience with cloud and infrastructure resources and are familiar with Kubernetes
• Your communication and interpersonal skills enable effective collaboration with product teams.
• You are fluent in English (C1) and enjoy working in an international environment
• Your approach is results-oriented, with a focus on delivering top-notch solutions

What we offer

Create your own work-life balance:

• You can work remotely (within Germany) or from one of our locations in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or Berlin

Relocation package:

• Attractive relocation support for a smooth start in Germany

Urban Sports Club and fitness:

• Access to fitness, swimming, yoga and more

Mental well-being:

• Support through services such as Instahelp

Vacation & Sabbatical:

• 30 days of vacation per year and the option for a sabbatical after a certain period

Pluxee restaurant vouchers:

• Tax-advantaged meal allowances

Deutschlandticket:

• Subsidised train season ticket

Employee discount:

• Monthly Kaufland.de coupon

Choice of OS:

• MacOS or Ubuntu Linux

Growth opportunities:

• Language programs, in-house training, 360-degree feedback, conference and workshop coverage

Culture:

• Flat hierarchies, startup mentality, international team, secure working environment

Onboarding and community:

• Digital onboarding, buddy program, team events and all-hands meetings

Diversity and inclusion:

• We welcome applications from everyone regardless of skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion and ideology.
• We are signatories of the Charta der Vielfalt and value diversity.
• Read more about our approach here.