Senior Engineering Manager

About Buynomics:

"What will customers buy?" is the crucial question underlying all commercial decisions in all companies. Buynomics has developed Virtual Shopper technology, which answers this question 100x faster and more precisely than every other solution. This will end the common practice of gut feeling. Our goal is to enable companies to make data-driven, transparent, and customer-centric commercial decisions. For that, we build the operating system for commercial decisions that provides companies with a single source of truth to answer all their market-facing questions, including pricing, product offers, and promotions. 

Buynomics is the next-generation SaaS company in pricing and product optimization. It employs large-scale simulation technologies to digitize customers and predict their purchase behavior - in any environment. Our clients use Buynomics to make data-driven decisions about their current and new products, overall portfolio structure, pricing, promotions, trade terms, and more

Job Summary:

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Engineering Manager to join our Product Engineering Team. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead multiple cross-functional scrum squads, ensuring technical excellence, timely delivery, and alignment with business goals. You will foster a high-performance culture, mentor engineers, and drive innovation while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on problem-solving. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of Agile methodologies to execute projects effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop multiple teams of software engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Oversee multiple cross-functional scrum squads, ensuring timely and high-quality project delivery.
• Hire, onboard, and conduct performance evaluations to grow top-tier engineering teams.
• Manage team dynamics, resolve conflicts, and maintain motivation.
• Identify risks, resolve roadblocks, and drive problem-solving efforts.
• Align engineering goals with Buynomics' values, vision, and strategic direction.
• Act as a bridge between engineering, product, and business teams, ensuring alignment on priorities.
• Contribute to long-term engineering strategy and roadmap planning.
• Proactively identify opportunities and contribute to process improvements, automation, and innovation.
• Keep up with industry trends to ensure teams leverage the latest best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience managing Scrum teams.
• Hands-on experience with modern software development technologies, frameworks, and cloud platforms.
• Experience in risk management, problem resolution, and process optimization.
• Excellent verbal and written English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing distributed or global engineering teams.
• Previous experience in a fast-paced, product-driven and SaaS environment.
• Knowledge of data-driven decision-making and analytics-driven product development.
• Strong commitment and clear vision for fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and performance optimization best practices.
• Experience with Buynomics tech stack, TypeScript, NestJS, React, AG Grid, Apache Echarts and PostgreSQL.
• Experience with DevOps practices and cloud platforms e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.

What we offer: 

• Dynamic Environment: Join a truly international and diverse team where your ideas matter.
• Flexible Work Model: Enjoy a remote setup with offices located in Cologne.
• Learning Budget: Take advantage of our employee development and education budget to enhance your skills.
• Local Language Classes: Participate in language lessons to support your integration and personal development.
• Urban Sports Club Membership
• Deutschlandticket
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Regular company events

To ensure a smooth and efficient process and that no applications are overlooked, please apply directly to the role. While we'd love to respond to everyone who reaches out, applying ensures that your application is properly tracked and considered.

Buynomics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means that we don't discriminate based on race or ethnic origin, color, the language(s) you speak, where you (or your parents) are from, or whether or not you consider yourself to have a disability. Neither will your age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, or political opinions play a part in your application with us. We're a diverse team in so many ways, and we love it that way.

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