Engineering Manager (Backend)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Backend): Leading backend .NET development and platform engineering to elevate API management capabilities and establish best practices across backend services. Focus on driving improvements to cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and developer experience while growing a high-performing team.

Location: Hybrid (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Requires 40% in-office presence.

Salary: €95,000 - €140,000

Company

hirify.global is working hard to achieve their mission: sustainable energy for everyone.

What you will do

• Define and drive the API management strategy, establishing governance, versioning, and security standards.
• Lead the design and development of scalable and high-quality core .NET backend services and APIs.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (ADO) and GitHub.
• Champion observability, monitoring, and alerting using Dynatrace.
• Coach and mentor engineers, fostering a collaborative team culture.
• Manage team performance, providing constructive feedback and career guidance.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure strongly preferred) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, or similar).
• Proven track record leading engineering teams focused on backend development and platform engineering.
• Strong backend development background with .NET/C#, including API design and microservices architecture.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes (AKS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and automation.
• Excellent communicator who can engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Dynatrace, Snyk, and Rootly.
• Familiarity with API gateway technologies (e.g., Azure API Management or similar).
• Background in establishing and measuring SLOs/SLIs and running incident response processes.
• Hands-on experience with Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).

Culture & Benefits

• Gross annual salary between €95.000 and €140.000, including FlexBudget and 8% holiday allowance.
• FlexBudget: Have it paid out, use it to buy extra holiday days, or save it up.
• Personal and professional growth opportunities.
• Hybrid working: 40% at the office, 40% from home, and 20% flexibly.
• Work abroad (within approved countries) up to 3 weeks/year with manager approval.

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