Senior Software Developer (m/f/d) Engineering Manager

Seize this opportunity and support our team in Munich or at one of our other locations or remotely across Germany, starting immediately in fulltime as Engineering Manager (m/f/d).

As an Engineering Manager at IU, you will play a crucial role in leading and managing a team of three talented engineers within your assigned squad. Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering in your Tribe of Domains, you will be responsible for the people aspects of your engineers, including training and career development, performance management, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture. In addition to your people management responsibilities, you will also be actively involved in software development activities yourself, spending a significant portion of your time contributing to the squad's projects and initiatives.

Our Stack
Technologies: VueJS 3 and Nuxt 3 with TypeScript; StoryBlok CMS via RestAPI; NodeJS; Vite; TailwindCSS; ChatGPT Integrations; Microservices with PHP 8.3 and Laravel
Optional Knowledge: Kafka, AWS Kubernetes, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Serverless Aurora, GitLab Pipelines, Cloudinary

Your tasks
Provide strong leadership and direction to your engineering team of 4, guiding them towards achieving squad goals and objectives as well as mentoring and coaching individual contributors, supporting their growth and development.
Work closely with the Technical Lead and Product Owner to align squad efforts with the overall product roadmap and objectives.
Ensure the successful delivery of committed business outcomes, meeting agreed upon timelines and quality standards.
Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to your team members. Support career growth and progression for individual contributors, providing guidance on career paths and opportunities within the organization.
As a pivotal member of our agile team, you will still work directly on our websites utilizing our whole tech stack and focus on enhancing the websites through AI-powered features and services to attract new customers and continue to improve our conversion rate.

Your Profile
Proven experience in managing and mentoring small groups of Individual Contributors.
You should have a deep understanding of web technologies, a keen eye for design, and a proven track record of improving UX/UI.
You have solid experience with TypeScript and frameworks like VueJS and proficiency in object-oriented PHP, SQL, and Laravel.
You have an extensive background in design systems, dynamic data integration, and automation to create user-centric, visually appealing solutions.
Experience in implementing and driving Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, within engineering teams.
Ability to inspire and motivate teams.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

We offer
Shape your career: Rapid growth opens up many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career, and we’ll help you make it happen.
Work from wherever you want …: Modern tools and video meetings make it possible: with IU, the boundaries between here and there blur. You want to work from abroad for a while? No problem thanks to our WorkFlex benefits - up to six months a year, anywhere in the EU and beyond.
… and flexible time: It’s your job: We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.
Take your knowledge to a new level: Benefit from a 100% discount on tuition fees for an IU combined degree in the tech sector and many other free training courses. There is always something new to learn.
Get a good rest: we push ourselves every day to go above and beyond. But we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation for all employees and an additional day off on your birthday! Need some time off? How about a sabbatical?
Reach your destination sustainably: Germanys 9 euro ticket is history, we got the DeutschlandTicket for 7 €. You prefer to travel by bike? Then a Jobrad (bike leasing) might be the right choice. We offer many environmentally conscious options to be mobile both professionally and privately.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented engineering team and contribute to the success of IU's products. If you are a passionate leader with strong technical expertise and a track record of delivering high-quality software projects, we would love to hear from you.

Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Ronja at ronja.kaiser(at)iu.org.

Words are followed by actions: We take our “Culture Of Everyone” very seriously and would like to take this opportunity to expressly point out that you are welcome to join us, regardless of your origin, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation. Even if you have a disability, our doors are wide open to you. We look forward to a diverse community here at IU!