Manager Software Engineering (f/m)

- Leading the team that develops new features for and maintains clipx ENGINEER - Conducting regular 1-on-1 meetings with all direct reports - Continually developing the team further by identifying skill gaps, personal interests, and providing training and growth opportunities - Setting annual goals and evaluating performance - Partnering with project management and product marketing to staff projects and keeping them on track - Working with internal and external partner teams - Contributing to strategic personnel planning and hiring - Serving as hiring manager in close collaboration with recruiters and the HR business partner - Mentoring of team members, in particular Seniors, in non-technical areas such as leadership, communication, and collaboration - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, applied computer science, software engineering, a closely related field, or equivalent industry experience - Several years of industry experience in software engineering as an individual contributor - Familiarity with common software engineering principles (e.g., software testing and QA, distributed source control and branch management, CI/CD, code signing, refactoring) - Very good communication skills - Excellent written and spoken English (at least CEFR level C1) Nice to have: - Degree or graduate certificate in leadership, management, engineering management, or business administration - Master’s degree in computer science, applied computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field - Experience with both class-based and prototype-based object-oriented programming (C# and TypeScript preferred) as well as web application and web service development - Prior experience as a people manager or tech lead - Working knowledge of management styles and when to apply them - Experience with several software development models, in particular waterfall, V, and agile - Familiarity with relevant regulations and laws such as the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Working fluency in German (CEFR level B2)