Senior Engineering Manager

Were looking for an experienced engineering leader to help scale our engineering organization and strengthen our technical foundation. As a Senior Engineering Manager youll report directly to the CPTO and drive technical execution develop high-performing teams and ensure our systems stay scalable reliable and secure.

Youll work in an environment that values focus pragmatism and continuous improvement. Youll face challenges with existing systems and your job will be to prioritize what matters most while delivering impactful results. Initially youll manage individual contributors not managers as we define the right long-term structure.

Youll collaborate closely with Product Design Data and Commercial Teams (UA & AdMon) teams to align engineering work with company priorities while maintaining a healthy transparent team culture.

We also expect you to champion efficiency through AI tooling encouraging and guiding the use of AI in analytics coding planning and QA execution to help our engineers and teams move faster and smarter engineering work with company priorities while maintaining a healthy and sustainable team culture.

Tasks

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and grow multiple engineering teams including:
• Rewarding Systems: Core reward logic driving user engagement.
• Fraud: Scoring systems to identify and block bad actors.
• Customer Experience: CRM and customer support integrations.
• Cashout: Systems enabling users to claim rewards seamlessly.
• Platform/DevEx: Developer experience infrastructure observability and deployment tooling.
• Mentor senior engineers and emerging leaders providing clear growth paths and feedback.
• Own hiring and team structure decisions in partnership with our Talent team.
• Promote a culture of ownership inclusion and technical excellence.

Technical Execution

• Define the technical direction for your teams while contributing to a broader engineering strategy.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of cross-domain projects.
• Oversee system scalability reliability and performance.
• Identify and manage technical debt balancing it against feature delivery.
• Understand service costs and drive technical efficiency.
• Introduce and expand AI-powered tools that improve developer productivity and quality.

Process & Strategy

• Partner with Product and Design to align roadmaps with company goals.
• Improve how teams plan estimate and execute work.
• Define and measure KPIs for team health delivery speed and quality.
• Help evolve engineering org structure processes and rituals.
• Work with leadership to continuously improve how engineering supports company growth.
• Leverage AI-based insights for planning analytics and quality assurance to enhance team efficiency.

Requirements

Experience

• 8 years of experience in software engineering with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record leading multiple engineering teams in a product-led company.
• Strong technical background in backend systems APIs and cloud infrastructure
• Experience scaling teams and building high-performance engineering cultures.
• Experience leading transformational initiatives and driving measurable improvements.
• History of owning OKRs and contributing to company-level objectives.
• Proven experience establishing measuring and improving DORA4 metrics.

Skills

• Proficiency in at least one JVM language Kotlin preferred.
• Strong architecture and system design skills across distributed systems.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and modern infrastructure practices (IaC CI/CD observability reliability engineering).
• Deep understanding of platform and infrastructure challenges in high-scale environments.
• Proven experience implementing or leveraging AI tools to enhance engineering efficiency (analytics coding planning QA).
• Strong background in architecture design and technical decision-making.
• Skilled in leading through influence and aligning multiple teams around shared goals.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments.
• Strong problem-solving prioritization and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through change growth and modernization.

Bonus Points

• Experience in gaming ad tech or other performance-based products.
• Familiarity with event-driven systems data pipelines and fraud detection architectures.
• Track record of improving developer experience through tooling and automation.

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance and Flexibility: Flexible working hours and options for digital nomads occasional office visitors or regular office-goers
• Employee Stock Options: Opportunity to join our Virtual Share Option Program (VSOP) and share in the success of an already profitable company
• Mental Health Support: Free personal coaching through our partner to support our team members to live fulfilled lives at home and at work
• Training & Development: A competitive personal development budget of up to 2000/year for training conferences workshops etc. and free language courses with Chatterbug
• Germany-Based Benefits: 25 vacation days free Gympass gold subscription free monthly Deutschland-Ticket and a monthly 50 tax-free internet contribution
• State-of-the-Art Equipment: Doesnt matter if you are a MacBook or Windows user; we will provide you with the technical gear you need to succeed
• A Relocation Package: Includes visa support for those who need it
• Berlin Office Perks: Ergonomic setup free daily lunch and a dog-friendly environment.
• Engaging and Diverse Work Environment: Join a diverse team with over 29 nationalities working from 20 different locations

*Benefits may vary depending on location and contract type. Do not hesitate to ask us about more details on our benefits offer.

About us
Come join the company thats transforming the world of mobile gaming by making playtime truly rewarding. At JustPlay were on a mission to build a fairer more sustainable Play-to-Earn ecosystemone where players are rewarded for their time and engagement drives continuous growth.

Since launching in 2020 weve grown into one of the worlds leading loyalty gaming platforms with over 25 million downloads and 500000 daily active users. Bootstrapped and headquartered in Berlin our global team spans 20 countries and is united by a belief in fun fairness and meaningful impact.

Were leading a massive shift in the gaming industrybut its still early enough for you to make your mark. At JustPlay youll have the freedom to shape bold ideas drive real impact and be part of a company thats not just growing fastbut growing right.