Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager, you will oversee up to four engineering teams, each supported by a dedicated Technical Lead. This pivotal role focuses on scaling i6’s engineering operations, driving technical excellence, accelerating delivery speed, and cultivating a culture defined by innovation, collaboration, and operational rigor.

Responsibilities

Technical Delivery

• Oversee architecture and infrastructure decisions for the Biosphere platforms.
• Uphold engineering best practices, including code quality, CI/CD, testing, and security standards.
• Drive technical innovation and optimize delivery processes (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Kanban).
• Establish robust metrics, monitor team performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely, high-quality releases focused on reliability and maintainability.

Leadership & Management

• Line-manage 3–4 Technical Leads, providing coaching, performance development, and mentorship.
• Ensure career growth through planning and regular feedback sessions.
• Align engineering roadmaps directly with business goals and product direction.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of transparent “career ladders” within Engineering.
• Drive continuous improvement by challenging the status quo and fostering an innovative culture.

Key Stakeholder Relationship Development

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA, and Customer Success teams to deliver impactful features.
• Build strong relationships with the Infrastructure team, promoting direct collaboration between engineers and Infrastructure colleagues.

Culture

• Champion i6’s core values: Improve, Influence, Impress, Innovation, Intelligence, Integrity.
• Encourage diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and a remote-first mindset.
• Foster cross-team collaboration and actively remove obstacles hindering delivery.

Experience

• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams (preferably 3–4), including line-management of Technical Leads.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field (other degrees considered).
• Minimum of 10 years experience in software development, with at least 3 years leading teams.
• Strong technical leadership experience in SaaS or Cloud-based platforms, ideally involving real-time, data-driven applications.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and delivery frameworks.
• Strong grasp of architecture and demonstrated ability to lead architectural decision-making processes.
• Solid understanding and track record of implementing engineering best practices: CI/CD, code reviews, test automation, observability, and security.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow technical leaders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functions.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration, preferably within GCP or AWS environments.
• Experience decomposing monolithic applications into finer-grained services.
• Note: Coding is not expected in this role, but experience with primary languages (PHP and Javascript/Typescript) is beneficial.