Engineering Manager/Software Engineering Lead at Jooble

We’re Jooble, a global IT company with a mission to help people find their dream jobs. Our main product is an international job search website used by millions of people in 67 countries every day. According to SimilarWeb, we’re one of the top 10 most popular job search websites worldwide! Since 2006, we’ve grown from a small startup founded by two students into a major player in the online recruitment market with 280+ professionals.

About the team

The team is developing the Jooble job search site as a platform, maximizing the number of contacts between the applicant and the employer. There is an agile team with product engineers, a dedicated product manager, scrum master(optional).

You will only lead the engineers

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage a team with 4-5 members.
• Set goals and develop PDP for engineers (personal development plan)
• Take a part in a performance review
• Hold One-On-One meetings with engineers
• Help the team inspect and adapt their processes
  
• Participate in recruiting and staffing your teams
• Communicate with stakeholders and Area Engineering Manager to ensure that priorities are correctly aligned
• Actively contribute to the team’s codebase when possible, guiding design and architecture decisions
• Lead the identification and clear specification of technical debt, ensuring it is transparently represented in the technical backlog.
• Foster a product engineering approach within the team, encouraging them to question what, why, and how. Collaborate with Product Managers (PM) to align technical decisions with product requirements and business objectives.
  

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years as Lead/Engineering manager
• 5+ years of software development experience as a Developer with .Net (preferably) or React or Python
• Engineering mentorship experience
• Great communication skills
• Deep understanding and commitment to modern software engineering principles/processes (Agile, Lean, DevOps) and continuous improvement through measurement
• The ability to work closely with other colleagues to find the causes of problems and ways to solve them
• You enjoy detect team members’ potential and help them develop professionally.
  

• Ukrainian proficiency level: Upper Intermediate and higher (spoken and written.

Why You’ll Love Working at Jooble:

Remote-First: Work from anywhere in the world! We have hubs and offices in Warsaw, Kyiv, and Lutsk, but you can work from home if you prefer. Plus, we provide all the necessary equipment to ensure you have everything you need to be productive and comfortable, whether you're working remotely or in one of our offices.

Flexible Hours: You can choose when to start your 8-hour workday (between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Kyiv time), ensuring overlap for meetings and collaboration with colleagues across 25 countries.

Continuous Learning: We believe that investing in our team's growth is crucial for both personal and professional success. Every employee also has an individual fixed budget to cover intellectual educational needs, which can include any form of education that helps you acquire both soft and hard skills useful in your work life.

Healthcare and Wellbeing: We provide comprehensive health insurance for everyone who has worked with us for more than three months. We also offer financial support to cover medical expenses for colleagues abroad. We prioritize mental health by partnering with a well-being service, giving employees access to psychological consultations. Additionally, you can reimburse 50% of the cost of your therapy session.

Time Off: 24 days of annual leave, 20 days of paid sick days, and 4 extra sick days without needing a medical certificate. Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed!

Our Culture

We embrace a product mindset, continuously innovating and improving our services to meet the needs of our users. We cultivate a workplace that values support, respect, honesty, and the free exchange of ideas. Feedback is integral to our culture, promoting both personal and professional growth. Our team is confident, assertive, and never afraid to voice opinions, always ready to tackle challenges and advance our projects.

Supporting Ukraine

Since the beginning of the war, Jooble has been actively supporting and organizing fundraisers to aid our country. Many of our colleagues are bravely serving on the front lines or volunteering, and we couldn’t be prouder of their dedication and efforts. We are committed to supporting our nation in any way we can.

Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re passionate about this opportunity and want to join our team, please send us your CV. Our recruiter will be in touch with you soon