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Engineering Manager, Rider (m/f/d)

Freenow by Lyft
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Posted
24 days ago
Department
Tech
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Minimum 5 years in software engineering roles
  • At least 2 years in a leadership or management position
  • Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and best practices
  • Experience with merge and migrate platforms
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and people development skills
  • Delivery/project management and agile methodology fluency
What the job really is

As an Engineering Manager at Freenow, you will lead a team of software engineers focused on the Rider domain, which is the customer-facing app used by millions. Your role involves ensuring alignment with product strategy, fostering team development, making technical decisions, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance the product experience in Europe. You will also be responsible for operational excellence and managing incident response processes for support technology.

Benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • Sabbatical & special leave policies
  • WeRoad partnership
  • Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
  • Short term EU work policy
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary information provided
  • The tech stack includes Java, Kotlin, AWS, Docker, Kafka, and ElasticSearch, which may be considered modern but also requires familiarity with these technologies
  • The role involves building a team from the ground up, which may present both opportunities and challenges
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Freshness4/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity5/5
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