Crystal Intelligence

Senior Engineering Manager

Crystal Intelligence

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇮🇹 Italy

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesMicroservicesTerraform

About the role

  • Lead Platform Squads overseeing Core Platform, Core Data (including blockchain integrations), Developer Experience (DevEx), and DevOps.
  • This is an 80% management role and 20% hands-on, focusing on driving technical excellence and fostering a high-performing team culture.
  • Manage and mentor a team of approximately 20 engineers while coordinating across a broader engineering organization of 50+ engineers.
  • Own and refine team processes, ensure adherence to agile methodologies, and facilitate ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
  • Oversee task management in JIRA, ensuring proper prioritization, assignment, and execution of work.
  • Drive technical vision and roadmap for Core Platform, Data Pipelines, DevEx, and DevOps; ensure scalability, reliability, and blockchain integrations.
  • Collaborate with product managers, engineering managers, and stakeholders to align platform goals with business priorities.
  • Monitor and improve KPIs such as lead time to changes, system uptime, pipeline latency, team velocity, and sprint success rate.
  • Ensure platform components comply with security, compliance, and scalability requirements.
  • Occasionally contribute hands-on to solve critical technical challenges or guide technical direction.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years working as a backend engineer and 3+ years in a senior leadership role managing multiple teams or squads.
  • Proven experience managing a team of approximately 15 engineers while being part of a larger 50+ engineer organization with cross-squad dependencies.
  • Strong technical background in system architecture, data engineering, and infrastructure management.
  • Proven ability to manage tasks using JIRA, ensuring prioritization, tracking, and alignment with roadmaps.
  • Deep understanding and application of agile methodologies, including Scrum, and a strong track record of facilitating ceremonies and ensuring process adherence.
  • Ability to monitor and improve team performance using key metrics/KPIs such as velocity, throughput, and cycle time.
  • Familiarity with scalable architecture patterns, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with data pipeline technologies, APIs, and DevOps tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform).
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD processes, cloud-native tools, and developer productivity enhancements.
  • Proven ability to build, manage, and mentor high-performing engineering teams; excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Exceptional analytical skills with a track record of solving complex engineering challenges; strong decision-making abilities.