(Senior) Engineering Manager (gn)
Remote - UK
Remote - EU
Remote - Europe
Remote - France
Remote - Netherlands
Remote - Germany
Remote - Poland
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Remote - Finland
Remote - Belgium
Full Time
Manager
Published on March 16, 2026
sofatutor unterstützt seit über zehn Jahren Millionen Schüler*innen beim selbstständigen Lernen. Als eine der umfangreichsten Lernplattformen im deutschsprachigen Raum glauben wir, dass Schüler*innen ihr volles Potenzial entfalten, wenn sie auf ihre Weise lernen können. Dafür finden sie bei sofatutor von Expert*innen erstellte und didaktisch geprüfte Lernmaterialien, wie Lernvideos, interaktive Übungen oder Arbeitsblätter, für verschiedene Fächer. Unsere Plattform und App passen sich stets dem individuellen Fortschritt der Schüler*innen an und helfen ihnen, ihre Noten zu verbessern. Denn über 250 Mitarbeitende sorgen stets dafür, dass Schüler*innen mit Spaß und Neugier lernen und so ihre eigenen Lernziele erreichen können. Bring deine Talente ein und mach unsere Mission zu deiner!
Job description
You will assume professional and disciplinary leadership of a cross-functional engineering team and be responsible for successful delivery in line with our product goals. You will combine excellent engineering skills with modern product development – and actively drive the future of digital learning. You will create the framework in which people, processes, and technology perform sustainably.
📍 100% remote (EMEA) | ⏳ 40 hours/week
This is what makes us who we are:
sofatutor is a digital learning platform that supports over a million students, their parents, and teachers in their learning and teaching – with engaging videos, interactive exercises, learning games, and helpful teaching materials. Our goal is to make learning simple, effective, and accessible to everyone. We are driven by the ambition to never be satisfied with the status quo – we want to continuously develop, for our users and for ourselves. We learn from each other, actively give and receive feedback, and grow together as a team. Our conviction that digital education can achieve great things is a key motivation. We thrive in a dynamic environment: We think flexibly, act in a solution-oriented manner, and use AI where it creates real added value.
Your area of responsibility:
Leadership & Team Performance
- You are responsible for building, leading and developing the developers in the team, with a clear focus on outcomes, quality and sustainable delivery.
- You coach engineers (technically & personally), set up growth plans and establish effective feedback and performance routines.
- You strengthen a collaborative, motivating team culture with ownership, psychological safety and a high quality orientation.
Product & Delivery
- You work closely with Product, Design, Content and Technical Leaders on roadmap, prioritization and implementation – translating goals into realistic plans.
- You continuously improve workflows, agile rituals and quality standards (eg DoR/DoD, release processes, incident learnings).
- You ensure that technical decisions, dependencies and risks are transparent – and actively steer towards solutions.
Hiring & Scaling
- You have experience in hiring, designing onboarding processes and the professional development of software developers.
- You build structures that enable scaling (eg, role/leveling clarity, clear responsibilities, knowledge management).
AI & Innovation
- You identify meaningful applications for AI in engineering (eg, assistance functions, automation, developer productivity) and empower your team to implement them responsibly.
Job requirements
Several years of experience as an Engineering Manager (gn) or (Staff) Team Lead in agile software teams – including People Leadership.
- Proven experience in hiring, onboarding and developing engineers (coaching, feedback, growth frameworks).
- Practical experience in larger web development projects , ideally using Ruby on Rails.
- Solid programming skills (preferably in Ruby and/or JavaScript) - enough to competently lead architecture and code quality discussions.
- Excellent understanding of software development processes, testing, deployment, and modern delivery culture.
- Excellent English skills (min. C2)
- You are passionate about AI development and want to move your team forward with pragmatic, value-creating use cases.
Here's what we offer you:
- 🕒 Flexible working: With flexible working hours and our remote-first working model (including the possibility to work from other EU countries for 180 days a year), you can design your everyday life to suit you.
- 💻 Support for mobile working: For your optimal remote setup, you'll receive a subsidy of up to €100 every two years for your home office equipment. Basic technical equipment such as a laptop, headset, monitor, etc., will of course be provided by us.
- 🌍 Mobile & independent: Thanks to subsidies for public transport tickets or Swapfiets, you can travel flexibly – whether in Berlin or other cities.
- 🎉 Community & Events: Team spirit is important to us! Look forward to regular events, both digital and live in Berlin.
- 💚 Volunteering & days off: Two additional days off per year for your social commitment – plus days off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
- 💪🏻 Fitness & mental health: Stay active with an Urban Sports Club or gym membership. The Bloom platform is available to you free of charge for your mental health.
- 💸 Attractive discounts: Benefit from discounts through FutureBens and Corporate Benefits , as well as discounts for family & friends on our learning offers.
- 💳 Flexible additional benefits: With the _givve_ benefits credit card, you can flexibly use tax-free extras in your region.
At sofatutor, we work every day to further develop our inclusive work environment so that your development is supported regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, disability, educational level, or ethnicity. We'd love for you to join us and support us in this endeavor!