Quick Summary
Uniplaces: Building a Trusted Global Brand for Students
At Uniplaces, we empower student mobility by simplifying accommodation finding. We are backed by top-tier investors, including Atomico, Octopus Investments, Shilling Capital Partners, and Caixa Capital. We solve real-life challenges globally, driven by our core values: Passion, Impact, Trust, and Team Spirit.
About the Product Team & Engineering Culture
Our online platform is central to delivering the best experience for students and landlords, making the Product Team core to Uniplaces’ success. Our engineering culture emphasizes high-quality architecture, domain-driven design, and long-term technical thinking. We believe in hands-on managers who lead by example and empower teams to make sound technical decisions. The team collaborates closely, bringing together engineers, product designers, and product managers.
Engineering Manager Role
As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a remote engineering team through hands-on technical leadership, coaching, and continuous feedback. This role requires deep technical involvement combined with leadership responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and grow a remote engineering team, providing hands-on technical leadership and coaching.
- Stay close to the codebase by reviewing pull requests, designing solutions, and implementing critical pieces of code when necessary.
- Drive architectural decisions and technical direction across both backend and frontend systems.
- Act as a multiplier for the team, unblocking complex technical problems and raising the overall engineering bar.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
- Continuously improve engineering processes to effectively balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
- Work closely with Product teams to define priorities, scope initiatives, and deliver meaningful product impact.
- Ensure clear and structured communication across engineering, product, and operations teams to achieve shared goals.
- Help build a culture of transparency, ownership, and trust, avoiding micromanagement while maintaining strong technical standards.
What Makes the Ideal Candidate?
- Software Engineering Background: Strong foundation as a software engineer, providing deep technical understanding and credibility.
- Hands-on Leadership: Proven experience as a hands-on Engineering Manager or Tech Lead, combining people leadership with technical ownership.
- Technical Decision-Making: Comfortable making and defending architectural decisions, guiding teams through complex systems while maintaining high standards.
- Product-Driven Mindset: Focused on solving real user problems and delivering long-term value, aligning engineering efforts with product priorities.
- Leadership Style: Leads by example, empowers the team, avoids micromanagement, and fosters a collaborative culture.
- Communication & Organisation: Excellent skills for clarity in technical discussions, alignment with product, and smooth team operations.
Required Technical Expertise:
- Experience with PHP (Symfony)
- Experience with Golang
- Experience with Node.js
- Experience with Next.js / Ember
- Experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS, ECR, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, and more)
- Experience with Domain-Driven Design and Hexagonal Architecture
Why You’ll Love This Job:
- Remote & Flexible: Full-remote role available across Europe, offering freedom and flexibility.
- Fast-Paced Product Company: Join a company with real scale and real users where contributions have tangible impact.
- High-Quality Team: Work with experienced, collaborative, and high-performing engineering teams.
- Autonomy & Ownership: Take full ownership of initiatives, shape architecture, and lead new projects.
- Leadership & Technical Impact: Unique combination of leadership responsibilities and deep technical involvement.
- Competitive Compensation & Growth opportunities.
- Opportunity to work in a multicultural and international environment.
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career, apply today. Please submit your CV in English.