Engineering Manager

Company Description

Work smart, have fun and make an impact!
Our purpose is to guide all companies toward a sustainable world. EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings.

Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.
Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.
Learn more about our team and culture on EcoVadis careers page. If you have questions about the company or open roles you can chat with an insider.

Job Description

Our Technology and Platform Services department designs and secures the platform that underpins all of our offerings, achieving scalability and continuous improvement through innovation and collaboration.EcoVadis is currently seeking a motivated Software Engineering Team Leader to join our growing product engineering team. The Software Engineering Team Leader is responsible for the good functioning and performance of the team, from both an individual and collective view. The role will manage and support the team to meet challenging business goals and time frames.

The Software Engineering Team Leader is also responsible for the quality of what the team delivers, and must therefore introduce good practices as necessary, for various aspects of the job. You will collaborate with other engineering managers to ensure that development processes are optimal.

Some of the responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Build, mentor, and grow a team of 6-8 engineers
• Maintain and improve the development process with operational excellence in mind
• Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment 
• Work with Product Owners & Product Managers to understand business needs and priorities
• Coordinate and communicate seamlessly across engineering and product leadership teams
• Follow evidence based approach when taking decisions
• Maintain an on-going overview of staffing and teams technology capabilities
• Work closely with tech leaders, promoting craftsmanship, availability and scalability 
• Identify and manage risks throughout product development process

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering
• 3+ years as a software engineering leader/manager
• Excellent communication skills including mentoring, coaching and conflict handling 
• Experience and passion for hiring, growing and guiding people
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Good knowledge of modern web application development (Azure, .NET & React is a plus) 
• Self-driven and team player
• Ability to work well in an international and multicultural environment in a fast-growing company
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Polish (C1/C2)

Additional Information

Location: Warsaw/Remote from Poland
Start date: June 2024
Contract: B2B or CoE
Everyone at EcoVadis contributes to a culture of trust, respect and empowerment. Our growing team in Poland is full of talented professionals from various sectors who all share a desire to make an impact.
We offer competitive salaries and support personal growth from day one with extensive onboarding, mentoring and a brand new e-learning platform bursting with courses and modules so you can learn new skills and fine-tune old ones.
Benefits:
• Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
• Optional (fully covered or co-financed) health care and life insurance
• Multisport card and wellness allowance
• Multicafeteria
• Lunch card
• Annual performance bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid/ full remote work
• Remote work from abroad policy
• French and Polish classes
• Internet and Electricity bill allowance
• CSR activities
• Modern, pet-friendly office in the city center (next to Rondo ONZ)
• Community service day when volunteering
Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!
Don’t fit all the criteria but still think you’d be a good candidate?

Please apply anyway to give our hiring team the opportunity to assess your skills and to learn more about what you could bring to EcoVadis. We’re interested in hiring capable people, regardless of professional and educational background.
Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs?

Yes. We want everyone going through the hiring process with EcoVadis to feel confident that you are able to demonstrate your full potential. We welcome applications from disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse candidates. If you need any adjustments, including the provision of interview questions, please let the hiring team know.
Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect.

EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. In your application, we encourage you to remove personal information such as: photographs, marital status, number of children, religion, gender, residential postal code, university graduation date, past medical or parental leave(s) taken, nationality (instead, please state if you are legally eligible to work in the job region/country), university name (instead, please state any degrees obtained and the study major).