Engineering Manager - Support Platform (Berlin, Germany)

Engineering Manager - Support Platform

Company Overview

Intercom is the AI Customer Service company on a mission to help businesses provide incredible customer experiences.Our AI agent Fin, the most advanced customer service AI agent on the market, lets businesses deliver always-on, impeccable customer service and ultimately transform their customer experiences for the better. Fin can also be combined with our Helpdesk to become a complete solution called the Intercom Customer Service Suite, which provides AI enhanced support for the more complex or high touch queries that require a human agent.Founded in 2011 and trusted by nearly 30,000 global businesses, Intercom is setting the new standard for customer service. Driven by our core values, we push boundaries, build with speed and intensity, and consistently deliver incredible value to our customers.Speed is something we fight for every day at Intercom, and we believe Berlin is built for people who share that instinct. We are drawn to Berlin by its rare blend of deep technical talent and rich creative culture – all within a vibrant, globally connected city that’s close to our R&D hubs in Dublin and London. It’s a place where the best of the best technical talent thrive, and where people from around the world are eager to relocate and build ambitious products.Our ambition is to hire 100 people in Berlin over the year ahead across engineering, AI, data science, product, and design. We believe this is the most exciting time to join, be the founding R&D talent in the region and make a lasting impact as we build the world's number one customer agent! We’re Intercom — the AI customer service company helping businesses deliver incredible customer experiences at scale.Our platform combines Fin, the #1 AI Agent for customer service, with our next-generation Helpdesk, a modern workspace that gives support teams the power, speed and intelligence they need.

Job Summary

Become the Engineering Manager for a team at the center of our support strategy and our mission to make business personal. You’ll be responsible for leading the team who are building our highly differentiated, next gen ticketing solution. This is an opportunity to lead an existing team to deliver a huge amount of impact for our customers and raise the bar for high performance in how we work.

Key Responsibilities

• Partnering with engineering, product, and design leaders to shape team direction and strategy.
• Supporting and driving this strategy to clear impact with the help of your team.
• Enabling your team to achieve high levels of productivity, performance and reliability.
• Teaching, mentoring, coaching and being a role model for engineers and other engineering managers.
• Creating a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team culture focused on fast, focused, high impact execution.
• Helping to shape and evolve our engineering culture by contributing to our engineering organization programs.

Requirements / Qualifications

• We recognise that sometimes these lists can appear as strict requirements, but that’s not the case. Even if you feel you have a subset of the experience below - that’s ok, we’d love to talk to you!
• An ability to lead Engineering teams that deliver impact quickly.
• Experience developing and supporting a team of engineers in their personal growth and career progression.
• A track record of partnering with product and design leadership to deliver great outcomes.
• Demonstrated impact in a similar technical leadership role.
• A growth mindset and eagerness to learn.
• The ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment with a high degree of autonomy

Location

Berlin, Germany, Remote: False

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary & Benefits

• We are a well-treated bunch, with awesome benefits! If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us!
• Competitive salary and equity in a fast-growing start-up
• We serve lunch every weekday, plus a variety of snack foods and a fully stocked kitchen
• Regular compensation reviews - we reward great work!
• Peace of mind with life assurance, as well as comprehensive health and dental insurance for you and your dependents
• Open vacation policy and flexible holidays so you can take time off when you need it
• Paid maternity leave, as well as 6 weeks paternity leave for fathers, to let you spend valuable time with your loved ones
• If you’re cycling, we’ve got you covered on the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. With secure bike storage too
• MacBooks are our standard, but we’re happy to get you whatever equipment helps you get your job done

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intercom values diversity and is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity. Intercom will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.