Engineering Manager (fmd)
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Job Summary
OUR PURPOSE AT PLANCRAFT
Building the backbone of European trades together with AI and voice-first software.
Were not just building software were on a mission to create space for contractors & tradespeople by equipping them with AI solutions that work the way they do: fast practical and voice-first. With Tier 1 Investors from Europe and the US like Headline and Creandum as well as a 20000 tradespeople customer base were scaling across Europe to turn scattered tradespeople into thriving communities. We believe in zero admin not zero personality and we build every feature with the people in mind who wear the boots not the suits. Were #stoked to shape the future #together as a team and #humble in our mission to support the builders of tomorrow.
Were not just building software were on a mission to create space for contractors & tradespeople by equipping them with AI solutions that work the way they do: fast practical and voice-first. With Tier 1 Investors from Europe and the US like Headline and Creandum as well as a 20000 tradespeople customer base were scaling across Europe to turn scattered tradespeople into thriving communities. We believe in zero admin not zero personality and we build every feature with the people in mind who wear the boots not the suits. Were #stoked to shape the future #together as a team and #humble in our mission to support the builders of tomorrow.
YOUR MISSION AT PLANCRAFT
As an Engineering Manager (f/m/d) you play a defining role in how plancraft builds software by developing our engineers raising the bar for technical excellence and shaping an engineering organisation that scales with ambition. Youll collaborate closely with our VP Engineering Staff Engineers and cross-functional partners to strengthen our technical foundation evolve our ways of working and create an environment where great engineers can do the best work of their careers.
You combine people leadership with technical depth: coaching individuals through growth guiding performance and development conversations supporting key technical initiatives and contributing hands-on when it adds clarity or this role you influence far beyond a single team you help design the systems practices and culture that enable engineering at plancraft to grow sustainably and deliver high-quality products at speed.
Your Responsibilities
You combine people leadership with technical depth: coaching individuals through growth guiding performance and development conversations supporting key technical initiatives and contributing hands-on when it adds clarity or this role you influence far beyond a single team you help design the systems practices and culture that enable engineering at plancraft to grow sustainably and deliver high-quality products at speed.
Your Responsibilities
- Contribute hands-on at a Senior/Staff technical level staying close to the craft supporting architectural discussions reviewing complex code and providing technical clarity when teams need it.
- Develop and empower engineers through thoughtful coaching clear expectations and regular 1:1s helping them grow their skills confidence and impact over time.
- Shape and elevate engineering excellence by defining high-quality standards role modeling agency strengthening engineering practices and ensuring that performance reliability and pragmatism guide how we build software.
- Drive and lead cross-team technical initiatives (e.g. design system architecture improvements developer experience) taking ownership for momentum clarity and technical direction.
- Build a scalable engineering organisation by improving our structures rituals and processes from hiring and onboarding to collaboration delivery and long-term organisational health.
- Lead hiring and talent decisions end-to-end: identifying strong technical talent assessing skill depth and mindset and helping build a diverse high-performing engineering community.
- Influence the evolution of together with our VP Engineering and Staff Engineers shaping technical vision organisational design and how engineering scales with ambition.
- Strengthen cross-functional collaboration by creating clarity between Engineering Product and Design ensuring that teams operate with shared context trust and aligned priorities.
- Reduce complexity and friction across engineering by improving communication enabling better decision-making and removing blockers before they slow teams down.
- Act as a builder who manages someone who leads through competence empathy and action setting the tone for modern pragmatic high-quality engineering.
YOUR PROFILE
Must-haves
Nice-to-haves
- Strong technical skills at Senior/Staff level with the ability to contribute hands-on review complex code and support architectural decisions across the stack.
- Extensive experience in modern TypeScript development including clean-code principles scalable patterns and a deep understanding of web application architecture.
- Experience across both frontend and backend environments enabling you to understand trade-offs guide teams holistically and contribute meaningfully to discussions on system design performance and reliability.
- Experience mentoring coaching and developing engineers helping people grow their craft confidence and ownership.
- Ability to lead and moderate key conversations (e.g. performance development hiring technical debates) with clarity empathy and outcomes in mind.
- Strong communication skills enabling you to align engineering with product and business context while bringing technical clarity to stakeholders.
- Experience working in modern cloud environments (GCP or similar) and the ability to participate in architectural planning and scaling discussions.
- Hands-on experience with AI-enabled engineering workflows (e.g. GitHub Copilot Claude Code Cursor).
- Senior-level ownership and decision-making capability navigating ambiguity and translating organisational goals into engineering action.
- English at C1/C2 working level for effective communication in our international environment.
Nice-to-haves
- German language skills.
- Additional depth in either frontend or backend that complements your generalist leadership perspective.
- Cross-functional experience in Product Design or analytics-driven environments.
WHY PLANCRAFT
- Team Spirit: Were driven by passion commitment and a shared mission. Team spirit matters to us and we make it visible: with three major team events per year two casual monthly formats at our Hamburg HQ and a strong recognition culture where we regularly celebrate both the big and small wins together.
- Ownership: Youre encouraged to take ownership from day a flat hierarchy and high-trust environment youre empowered to make meaningful decisions and drive real impact.
- Learning & Growth: We invest in your personal and professional development through a strong feedback culture a personal learning budget and targeted enablement formats. Our goal is to help you unlock your full potential.
- AI Enablement: Our internal tools and workflows are AI-enabled by design. We support every team and individual in applying AI at the next level in their daily work including getting your own ChatGPT license of course.
- Tech & Tooling: Youll receive a MacBook premium over-ear headphones and everything else you need from hardware to tools to be effective in your daily doing.
- Flexibility: Whether remote hybrid or on-site you work where youre at your best. Our Hamburg office at Rödingsmarkt (with a rooftop terrace) is always open and you decide each week how often you come in. Some roles even allow for fully remote setups. And if you need a change of scenery working abroad is always an option.
- Recharge: To ensure the needed rest we offer 30 vacation days per year (based on a 5-day week) and Dec 24th off. We also subsidize your Urban Sports Club membership and organize internal sport meetups.
- Mobility: You can lease a JobRad (Bike) and get a subsidized Deutschlandticket or BahnCard for public transport to be supported in your commute.
- International Environment: Were becoming more international every month with team members already in Italy France the Netherlands and Austria which is why English is our internal company language.
About us
Were #stoked to shape the future#together as a team and #humble in our mission to support the builders of tomorrow. For a first impression of us take a look at our Instagram and LinkedIn page.
Diversity makes us better.
We welcome people of all backgrounds identities abilities and experiences and we believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas stronger products and a healthier workplace. If youre excited about our mission but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be exactly who were looking for.
On the application process
We want your candidate experience with us to be smooth transparent and enjoyable. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process typically takes about 4 weeks from start to finish though this may vary by role. You can learn more about our processhere. If you need adjustments or flexibility at any stage please dont hesitate to let us know well do our best to make it work for you.
Note on creating a test account:
If you would like to create a test account as part of the challenge please enter Applicant in the relevant field during registration and select Other under Trade. This ensures that our sales team does not mistakenly register you as a craft business and reach out to you unnecessarily.
Diversity makes us better.
We welcome people of all backgrounds identities abilities and experiences and we believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas stronger products and a healthier workplace. If youre excited about our mission but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be exactly who were looking for.
On the application process
We want your candidate experience with us to be smooth transparent and enjoyable. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process typically takes about 4 weeks from start to finish though this may vary by role. You can learn more about our processhere. If you need adjustments or flexibility at any stage please dont hesitate to let us know well do our best to make it work for you.
Note on creating a test account:
If you would like to create a test account as part of the challenge please enter Applicant in the relevant field during registration and select Other under Trade. This ensures that our sales team does not mistakenly register you as a craft business and reach out to you unnecessarily.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
About Company
Our values: #stoked # together #humble For a first impression of us - take a look at our latest reels ! Do you have any questions before you apply? We are here for you - just reach out to [email protected]
