Engineering Manager Rider Partners (m/f/d)
Company Overview
Freenow by Lyft is the European taxi app featuring broad multi-mobility options for everyone across 9 European markets and over 180 cities. Millions of passengers can access various mobility services within a single app, including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and public transport. With headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, Freenow is led by CEO Thomas Zimmermann. In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together, Freenow and Lyft are creating a more caring and connected world, with transportation for everyone.
Job Summary
As of now, we are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our multifaceted teams responsible for our B2B, Health, and Partnerships verticals. You will guide your engineers in developing and scaling a complex product ecosystem that serves corporate clients, healthcare providers, and strategic partners. Your leadership will be crucial in driving the technical strategy for these diverse platforms and delivering the reliable, secure, and innovative solutions that power our growth in these critical markets.
Be ready to manage a multinational, diverse, highly motivated and collaborative team who strives for excellence and likes to have fun, while building great features and products.
Key Responsibilities
- Overseeing Product Delivery Drive the execution of our product vision, ensuring transparency and championing sustainable, reliable solutions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Product, Design, Sales, Customer Success, and other Tech Leads to align efforts and deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Process Improvement Identify opportunities to enhance our software development workflows and collaborate with your team to implement solutions that align with our business objectives.
- Demonstrating Strong Technical Acumen Apply best-in-class engineering practices, remain informed about emerging technologies, and refine development strategies to ensure high quality and scalability.
- Team Growth & Development Mentor team members by recognizing their strengths, providing constructive feedback, setting clear goals, and fostering professional growth.
- Fostering Autonomy Encourage end-to-end ownership, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within your team, cultivating a self-directed and innovative environment.
- Prioritization & Delivery Partner with Product and other engineering teams to set priorities and ensure timely completion of key projects and features.
- Talent Acquisition & Retention Collaborate with the recruiting team to retain current talent while attracting and onboarding new team members.
Requirements / Qualifications
- You have a strong software engineering background, with experience building systems across multiple platforms (e.g., backend, frontend, mobile).
- You are proficient in one or more programming languages.
- You have great communication skills and can explain complex processes to non-technical stakeholders.
- You excel at creating a sense of partnership among diverse stakeholders, forming a unified team.
- You can work effectively across different teams to drive alignment and achieve results.
- You possess strong analytical skills and can troubleshoot issues in complex systems.
- You have a growth mindset and adapt quickly to change.
- You are committed to continuous learning and professional growth, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- You are a creative problem solver who enjoys finding innovative solutions to challenging engineering problems.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Salary & Benefits
Flexible working arrangements
LinkedIn Learning
Sabbatical & special leave policies
WeRoad partnership
Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
Short term EU work policy
Mobility Credit
Health Insurance
Employee assistance program
Location
We are flexible! Come and join us either in Berlin or Hamburg.
Equal Opportunity Statement
FREE NOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.
