Engineering Manager

About Conduktor

Real-time data is revolutionising our lives. Think of the Conduktor platform as the ultimate command centre for all things Kafka - whether that's managing clusters, monitoring data streams, or debugging issues, Conduktor aims to help teams work faster and with fewer headaches.

Our team is distributed across London, New York, and Paris, and we are looking for people who are excited by our mission and want to share this journey with us. We’re now looking for folks to join us in our London HQ and work on a hybrid basis. 

About the role

Engineering is at the heart of what Conduktor does, and our Engineering Managers are here to build and empower engineering teams to deliver products that amaze our Customers. As an EM at Conduktor you will focus on creating high-performing teams of motivated individuals and will drive and own the delivery management for your teams with a customer-focused and agile mindset. On a day-to-day basis, you'll be running teams working across our main products, which are used by thousands of developers to explore their data and solve their challenges when working with Apache Kafka.

What will you be doing?

• Managing, mentoring and coaching a team of hybrid and remote engineers - providing guidance, feedback, and support to foster their career development and growth individually and as a team
• Collaborating and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as product, design, and customer success.
• Working alongside the technical and product leads to design, plan and execute great solutions for our customers’ needs
• Setting clear expectations and defining goals for the team.
• Tracking progress, performance and improving ways of working to ensure customer value is continuously shipped
• Providing technical guidance and support to the engineering team, assisting with problem-solving and ensuring technical excellence throughout delivery
• Alongside aligning on engineering activities, you’ll provide regular updates on project status, risks, and opportunities.

What experience are we looking for?

• You’ve previously managed a team of engineers, contributing to their growth, skills, and experience
• You have strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving results
• You have excellent delivery management skills, with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects in an agile environment 
• You’ve worked in a fast-growing start-up environment and you recognise the need for strong change management strategies
• You have a strong technical background in one of JVM based server-side systems, modern web front ends, or Kafka
• You have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation

Equal Opportunity Statement

Fostering an inclusive environment is vital to us, and we want to bring onboard people who share our values. We admire those who love collaborating, strive to learn, and are excited by our mission. If you are interested in this role, we would love for you to apply! Conduktor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are considered regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, protected veteran, or parental status. Learn more about our values through our careers page, and find our latest news on Twitter and LinkedIn.