Job description
Engineering Manager
Company Overview
Secfix is Europe's end-to-end security compliance platform. We help SMBs and mid-market companies across Europe get certified, stay compliant, and build real security cultures, without drowning in manual work, spreadsheets, or expensive consultants. Our platform combines AI-powered compliance automation with CISO-as-a-Service.
Job Summary
We’re looking for a strong engineer first, manager second. If you want to ship in month one, own hiring in month two, and start coaching engineers in month three — while staying close to the code long-term, this role is designed for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Month 1 — Build: Get into the codebase and ship a meaningful feature (~70–80% hands-on coding).
- Month 2 — Hire: Take ownership of engineering hiring and improve/scale the technical interview process.
- Month 3 — Lead: Run effective 1:1s, introduce simple/measurable performance evaluation, and coach engineers.
- Lead system design for major projects.
- Scale the product for mid-market customers (RBAC, multi-entity setups).
- Push our AI product forward and bring AI-assisted engineering practices to the team.
- Gradually shift from ~70% coding to ~10–20% over time.
Requirements / Qualifications
- 8+ years backend/product engineering (principal-level or equivalent).
- 1–3 years engineering management experience.
- Strong system design & debugging skills.
- Hands-on with AI-assisted coding (e.g. Cursor, Claude).
- Experience with LLMs / AI features in production.
- Solid OOP + experience with Java/Spring (or similar).
- Strong communication in a remote environment.
- Startup experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Java Spring Boot in production.
- Experience building hiring or performance frameworks.
- Fully remote company experience.
Location
Germany, Remote: True
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity.
- 100% remote (with virtual office).
- €1,000 annual learning budget.
- Health insurance.
- 20–26 days holiday + public holidays.
- Annual company retreats.
- Top-tier equipment.
Application Process
- Intro call.
- Technical interview (coding).
- Technical interview (system design + AI feature).
- Take-home leadership task.
