Line Manager

3Shape

Line Manager responsible for guiding software engineering teams at 3Shape in Kyiv's hybrid setting. Focused on people leadership, performance management, and stakeholder alignment.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeKyiv • 🇺🇦 UkraineMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support a group of software engineering professionals.
Conduct regular 1:1s focused on performance, motivation, development, well-being, and feedback.
Build trust-based relationships with employees and create a healthy leadership environment.
Support onboarding, role clarity, engagement, retention, and individual motivation.
Identify early signs of overload, disengagement, conflict, or performance risk.
Act as a stable leadership anchor in a complex matrix setup.
Define and communicate clear individual performance expectations.
Evaluate performance based on evidence, stakeholder input, delivery contribution, behavior, and growth.
Collect structured feedback from Product, Project/Delivery, Architecture, Scrum Masters, technical experts, and relevant stakeholders.
Differentiate performance fairly and transparently.
Recognize strong performance and address underperformance early.
Support employees in understanding how their work contributes to product, delivery, quality, and business outcomes.
Distinguish between individual performance issues and systemic delivery/process constraints.
Own development conversations and Personal Development Plans.
Identify strengths, growth areas, potential, and career aspirations.
Support career progression, competence growth, mentoring, and learning opportunities.
Connect individual development with business needs, technology direction, product priorities, and organizational capability gaps.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Project Managers, Architects, Scrum Masters, and other functional leaders.
Maintain regular feedback loops with stakeholders to understand employee contribution, collaboration, and performance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading people in a software development, engineering, product, delivery, or technology organization.
Practical understanding of software delivery processes, Agile ways of working, engineering team setup, and delivery stakeholder roles.
Experience managing individual performance in a matrix or cross-functional environment.
Experience working with stakeholders such as Product Managers, Project Managers, Delivery Managers, Architects, Scrum Masters, QA, Engineers, or similar roles.
Experience handling feedback, performance conversations, development planning, and employee engagement.
Experience supporting teams or individuals through change, ambiguity, conflicting priorities, or organizational transformation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

24 working days of annual vacation;
medical insurance;
paid sick leaves and child sick leaves;
maternity and paternity leaves;
breakfasts and lunches in the office;
good working conditions in a comfortable office in UNIT.City;
a parking lot with free spaces for employees;
occasional business trips to Western Europe.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agilesoftware delivery processesperformance managementdevelopment planningemployee engagementmatrix managementcross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementmentoringfeedback handling

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingmotivationtrust-buildingconflict resolutionperformance evaluationorganizational capabilitycareer developmentempathy