Engineering Manager Web (f/m/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Berlin, Germany

WHO WE ARE

At Wire, we're on a mission to revolutionize secure collaboration, making privacy the foundation of modern communication. Join us to play an important role in our dynamic team.

Wire is the leading end-to-end encrypted communication platform, trusted by businesses, critical infrastructure providers, and governments worldwide. We prioritize privacy as a fundamental right, delivering the most secure communication experience across various industries. Our cutting-edge encryption technology and robust security measures have made us a trusted partner in the technology, finance, healthcare, and government sectors. If you're passionate about redefining secure communication and want to be part of an innovative team, join us as an Engineering Manager. Together, let's build a world where privacy and security shape the future of communication.

GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Employment Type: Permanent

  • Previous working experience: Team Manager / Engineering Manager

  • Working hours: 40hrs/week

  • Working Location: Berlin, Germany

  • Reports to: Director of Engineering - Mobile and Web

  • Desired start date: January 2025

YOUR CHALLENGE AT WIRE

We are looking for an experienced Manager to lead a team of talented Web Engineers working on Wire’s Web and Desktop apps.

The position consists of 3 main missions: 

  • People Management: Developing your team skills to maximize their day-to-day impact over company KPIs, while aiming at making them autonomous.

  • Scope management: Mastering your team’s scope to understand what needs to be done and how to do it, to both fulfill today’s needs and anticipate tomorrow's challenges.

  • Delivery Management: Ensuring your team’s work is matching expectations and quality standards, while being delivered in a smooth & efficient way.

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN DETAILS

  • Partner with product teams to define high-level delivery strategies and iterative specifications, focusing on providing incremental value.

  • Collaborate with Senior and Staff Engineers to design technical architectures that are scalable, flexible, reliable, and aligned with the organization’s standards.

  • Actively participate in and challenge technical decision-making to ensure solutions are robust and forward-looking.

  • Monitor team performance and refine internal workflows and processes in collaboration with external teams to enhance efficiency.

  • Address challenges and conflicts as they arise, removing obstacles to enable your team’s success.

  • Lead initiatives to improve technical architecture and developer experience, ensuring these efforts are well-understood and supported by all stakeholders.

  • Advocate for and incorporate technical improvements and innovation into the team’s priorities.

  • Provide the right environment and assignments for each team members to progress in their career while feeling psychologically safe

  • Define along with your product’s pairs and team’s stakeholders the team roadmap, without forgetting technical and “debt reduction” topics

  • Along with Senior and Staff Engineers, drive initiatives to improve technical architecture and developer experience, while ensuring their purpose & effects are well understood by anyone

YOUR PROFILE
  • 2+ years of professional experience in Engineering Management

  • Proven expertise in Web Engineering and Frontend ecosystem of 7 years

  • Proficiency in organizing & overseeing the development, release and proactive maintenance of projects in a high volumetry context

  • Solid understanding of People Management and how to inspire a vision and drive change across team’s members

  • Experience with TypeScript/React/Node.js.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and analytically.

  • Fluent in writing well-documented procedures and expressing opinions using English

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

WHY WIRE?
  • Join a market-proven (>1,000 customers) company and drive Wire to become the worldwide market leader.

  • Enjoy a yearly education budget of 1000 EUR to strengthen personal capabilities.

  • With an Urban Sports Club subscription, stay balanced and mentally and physically healthy!

  • Work from a beautiful office in the heart of Berlin or choose a mix of working from anywhere vs. spending selected days together in our office to connect on a personal level

  • Enjoy fresh breakfast in the office, daily fruits, snacks, free soft drinks, and the world's best Barista coffee machine.

  • Wire is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or race.

If you are an experienced manager with a proven track record of driving engineering resources against project goals and deliverables, we encourage you to apply and join our dedicated team at Wire. 

CONTACT

Have we caught your interest? Apply here or send your questions to jobs@wire.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

About us
We're building a secure, easy-to-use, and feature-rich communication tool with the latest technologies. We don't just create software — we're also impacting national and international committees. Our research and development occur at our Berlin headquarters and other locations in Europe and the USA, where we embrace diversity and adhere to the strictest data protection standards. We see regulations as a foundation supporting our commitment to secure our customer's communication. 
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