Job description
Engineering Manager - Software Engineering (f/m/d)
Company Overview
HOLOPLOT is a pro audio company based in Berlin, Germany. Since 2011, we have been working on radically transforming audio technology by re-thinking the underlying physics of sound reproduction. Our solution, the HOLOPLOT Matrix Array, is science-based, software-driven, and hardware-enabled, allowing for unprecedented sound control.
Job Summary
We are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives on building high-performing teams, stays connected to the technical craft, takes ownership for both people and outcomes, and helps shape the software development organization as we grow.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage multiple software engineers across all disciplines (backend, frontend, embedded, desktop, test).
- Foster a highly engaged engineering team through regular 1-on-1s, retrospectives, and growth coaching.
- Accountable for successfully onboarding new engineers.
- Set clear performance expectations and provide direct feedback.
- Partner closely with Product to maintain alignment on goals and priorities.
- Drive a culture of technical excellence and establish best practices.
- Spend 20-30% of time contributing hands-on as a developer within a cross-functional team.
- Lead improvement initiatives across the software development organization.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Proven experience in an engineering management or team lead role managing software engineers in a cross-functional setting.
- Strong technical background as a software engineer with production code experience.
- Familiarity with technologies in our stack: Go, Python, C++, Rust, TypeScript/Vue, Kubernetes, NATS, gRPC.
- Experience building, growing, and retaining engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and trust within and across teams.
- Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
- Experience using AI for engineering.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the professional audio, embedded systems, or IoT industry.
- Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams.
- Experience scaling an engineering organization and establishing engineering-wide processes and standards.
Location
Berlin, Germany (On-site/Hybrid)
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive pay.
- Flexible hybrid setup with trust-based working hours.
- Subsidised public transport.
- Lunch allowances.
- Urban Sports membership.
- Company pension scheme.
