Engineering Manager

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow our core engineering teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role sitting at the intersection of people management, delivery, and technical decision-making. You're a hands on manager comfortable going deep into technical discussions, challenging designs, and helping the team make the right trade-offs.

You’ll be responsible for building a high-performing team, ensuring predictable delivery, maintaining engineering quality, and partnering closely with Product, DevOps, and other engineering leaders to scale Runware’s platform.

Team Leadership & People Management

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers in a fast-scaling environment

Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Support individual growth through regular 1:1s, feedback, and coaching

Delivery & Execution

Own team execution: planning, prioritization, and delivery of engineering work

Ensure projects are delivered on time, with high quality and clear ownership

Identify risks early and proactively remove blockers

Balance speed, reliability, and technical debt in a pragmatic way

Technical & Architectural Oversight

Act as a technical sounding board on system design, architecture, and trade-offs

Ensure backend systems are scalable, reliable, and performant

Promote best practices around code quality, testing, observability, and security

Partner closely with other teams like DevOps and Product to align technical direction

Cross-functional Collaboration

Work closely with Product, DevOps, ML and other teams to ensure strong alignment

Translate business and product goals into clear engineering execution plans

Communicate clearly and proactively in a fully remote environment

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in an engineering management or tech lead role

Strong backend background (PHP, Python, Go, Rust or similar), with solid understanding of distributed systems

Proven experience leading teams and delivering complex technical projects end-to-end

Comfortable discussing system design, APIs, performance, and scalability

Experience with modern engineering practices: CI/CD, testing, code reviews, monitoring

Strong people leadership skills: empathy, clarity, and the ability to raise the bar without burning teams out

Excellent communication skills and ability to operate autonomously in a remote setup

Nice to Have

Experience working on high-scale platforms, infrastructure, or developer-facing APIs

Exposure to AI/ML platforms, inference systems, or performance-critical workloads

Benefits

We’re a remote-first collective, meeting in person twice a year to plan, brainstorm, celebrate wins, and enjoy some face-to-face time. We have core hours for cooperative working and calls, but outside of that your calendar is yours. Work the hours that let you perform at your peak while also building a healthy life.

We move quickly and hold a high bar, but we also believe sustainable performance matters. After major releases and milestones, we create space for the team to properly unplug, recharge and come back with the energy to tackle what's next.

Generous paid time off – vacation, sick days, public holidays

Meaningful stock options – share in the upside you create

Remote-first setup – work from home anywhere we can employ you

Flexible hours – own your schedule outside core collaboration blocks