paymenttools

Engineering Manager – Platform & DevEx

paymenttools

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berlin • Germany

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Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Manage engineering teams, providing leadership, mentorship, salary & performance reviews, and support their success and professional growth
  • Partner closely with engineering leadership to shape the engineering culture and align platform strategies with broader business goals. Champion the 'Platform as a Product' mindset
  • Drive the strategy and implementation of tools and processes that empower developers. Focus on our internal developer portal (Backstage), seamless API Gateways (Tyk), and optimizing the golden paths for software delivery
  • Act as an advocate for internal and external developers, conducting product discovery, and gathering feedback to continuously iterate and improve our PayOS ecosystem

Requirements

  • Proven track record of hiring & managing teams that have shipped and operated developer tools, APIs, or internal developer platforms (IDP)
  • Multiple years of hands-on experience in software or platform engineering
  • Deep understanding of developer experience (DevEx) principles and treating platforms as products
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-changing, high-paced environment
  • Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication in English, German is an advantage
  • Bonus: Successfully worked with tools like Backstage, API Gateways, or cloud-native CI/CD ecosystems
  • Bonus: Familiarity with DORA metrics and Team Topologies
Benefits
  • Deutschland ticket, subsidized subscription
  • 1.000 euro annual learning and development budget + internal training platforms
  • Discounts on travel, fashion, technology, and more through our corporate benefits
  • REWE discount card for discounts for REWE group retailers
  • JobRad, affordable bicycle leasing!
  • Company pension plan
  • Insurance Services
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringplatform engineeringdeveloper experienceAPI developmentcloud-native CI/CDproduct discoveryperformance reviewsteam managementmentorship
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationpersuasive writingmentorshipadaptability