Lead a team of talented engineers who like to ship code and tackle hard engineering problems
Drive strict prioritization and delivery management — ensuring your team is focused on high-impact work and delivering predictably
Create a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, inclusivity, innovation, learning, respect and transparency while holding a high bar for craftsmanship
Share knowledge with team members via mentoring, code reviews, design doc reviews, technical talks, and timely feedback
Maintain rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
Contribute to and execute on the organization's vision and standards around security, quality, observability, and clean code
Support legacy and modern services and applications in the public cloud and deploy them through CI/CD practices
Demonstrate problem solving and technical innovation by staying hands-on — contributing to architecture decisions, reviewing code, and writing code when needed
Champion AI-first engineering practices — driving adoption of AI tooling and agentic development workflows within your team
Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, other Engineering Managers, and cross-functional teams to ensure we're building great products
Partner with other engineering teams to identify and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity
Work closely with the ActiveCampaign People Team to hire high-caliber candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience
Strong software development background with experience building and deploying scalable applications in the cloud using CI/CD practices
Production experience in PHP; Python or Java is a plus
Solid database experience with SQL, NoSQL, and event streaming technologies
Proven ability to drive prioritization, delivery cadence, and execution rigor across a team
Quality-first mindset with experience solving challenging technical problems at scale
Strong communication skills and customer focus
Fluent in English (B2 minimum)
Willingness to work flexible hours with regular afternoon availability to overlap with US Central timezone

Benefits

Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Top-tier benefits package that includes medical and dental benefits paid 100% by ActiveCampaign for you and 50% for your dependents, and reimbursements on vision expenses. In addition, employees receive complimentary access to telehealth services, and a free subscription to Calm.
Growth & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, professional development programs, and career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization.
Generous Paid Time Off: Recharge and take the time you need to maintain work-life balance.
Total Rewards: Pension scheme with matching up to 1.5% of your contribution, MultiSport Plus card to support your active lifestyle, home office stipend to cover your commuter or work from home expenses, and a four-week paid sabbatical with bonus after five years.
Collaborative Culture: Work alongside brilliant, passionate colleagues in an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and mutual support.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPPythonJavaSQLNoSQLevent streaming technologiesCI/CD practicesautomated testingclean codearchitecture decisions

Soft Skills

technical leadershippeople managementproblem solvingcommunication skillscustomer focuscollaborationmentoringprioritizationdelivery managementinnovation