Engineering Manager (Shipping)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Shipping): Leading a cross-functional team to improve the post-order journey and shipping/delivery experience, with an accent on building a strong engineering team and shaping technical foundations. Focus on driving technical direction, guiding architectural decisions, and ensuring reliable, scalable, and customer-centric fulfillment systems.

Location: This role is based in Lisbon, Portugal, following our hybrid way of working (minimum two days per week in the office). We are also open to supporting relocation to Lisbon for candidates who are excited to move.

Company

hirify.global is a marketplace for buying and selling unique and special objects, driven by its mission to become the world’s most popular destination for such items.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team (Backend & Frontend).
• Drive technical direction and system ownership for the Fulfillment domain.
• Improve the post-order customer experience by reducing shipping friction and increasing reliability.
• Partner with Product and UX to shape the roadmap and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Enable faster and higher-quality delivery by establishing engineering standards and improving processes.
• Navigate ambiguity in a scale-up environment, balancing immediate delivery with strategic platform improvements.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering foundation with 5–10 years of experience.
• Proven people leadership experience (1–2+ years) growing, coaching, and developing engineers.
• Experience working in cross-functional product teams, partnering with Product, UX, and business stakeholders.
• Confidence in technical decision-making, guiding architectural trade-offs and complex system challenges.
• Ownership mindset, able to tackle problems end-to-end and drive solutions forward.
• Must be based in Lisbon, Portugal, following a hybrid work model (minimum two days per week in the office).
• Open to supporting relocation to Lisbon, Portugal for candidates from another location.

Nice to have

• Marketplace, e-commerce, or scale-up experience, particularly in logistics, shipping, or post-order flows.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• International and fast-growing organization with over 50 nationalities.
• 22 days of holiday + national holidays.
• Health Insurance and a Meal Card per working day.
• Working-from-home allowance.
• Hybrid way of working between home and office with flexible hours.
• Holistic Wellbeing Programme including clinical services and wellness support.
• Tailored Learning & Development program with mentorship opportunities.
• Inclusive and queer-friendly environment fostering connection and diversity.
• Catavouchers on joining and birthdays, plus an extra day off for "Pursue Your Passion."