Engineering Manager (Backend)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Backend): Leading and developing backend engineering teams while owning the delivery of several products and the technical direction of the platform with an accent on ensuring consistent delivery and fostering a strong engineering culture. Focus on managing team leads to continuously improve architecture, processes, and performance.

Location: This is an On-Site Position in Lisbon. Must be based in or be able to relocate to Portugal.

Company

hirify.global is a global company creating end-to-end tech products for clients across Fintech, iGaming, and Marketing.

What you will do

• Direct and own the delivery of several products.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding processes, hiring and managing talent while supporting individual and team growth.
• Manage team leads and senior engineers through regular one-to-one sessions, feedback cycles, performance evaluations, and individual development plans.
• Lead or co-lead agile processes and Scrum or Kanban ceremonies, ensuring adherence to agile principles and best practices.
• Improve platform and product quality by identifying technical debt, recurring issues, and architectural or process gaps.
• Drive the adoption of modern technologies and innovations to continuously evolve the company’s engineering capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional backend development experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing engineers and team leads, or senior technical profiles.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containers, cloud-based development, infrastructure and system design, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with building and maintaining high-load systems.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of data structures, coding patterns, and algorithms.
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with Node.js.

Culture & Benefits

• Learning and development opportunities and interesting, challenging tasks.
• Relocation package (tickets, staying in a hotel for up to 2 weeks, and visa relocation support for our employees and their family members).
• Opportunity to develop language skills, with partial compensation for the cost of English and Portuguese language classes (for localization purposes).
• Time for proper rest, with 24 non-business days per year and an additional 6 paid sick days.
• Competitive remuneration level with annual review.