Senior Engineering Manager | DeepL Write

at  DeepL SE

DeepL, Europe’s leading AI company since 2017, is dedicated to breaking down language barriers and bringing cultures closer together. Our expertise in AI and neural networks has enabled us to create cutting-edge communication technologies for businesses, including the acclaimed DeepL Translator which offers 30+ languages, and DeepL Write, our AI writing companion. Our core offering includes a suite of products and tools made for businesses to communicate more effectively, both internally and with their customers around the globe.
Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI and build products that help drive better communication, drive connection, and make real-life impact. To do that, we need talented people, like you, who want to be a part of this exciting journey. If you’re ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We’re more than just colleagues; we’re a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we’ve doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network.
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy makes us better together.
• Remote work, flexible hours: whether you’re near or in our hubs in cities like Cologne, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Austin, or Tokyo, or prefer the comfort of your own home, you decide where your office is. We offer remote opportunities, flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, all in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration. Our aim is to integrate your work with your lifestyle, ensuring a balance that respects both your needs and our operational requirements.
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you’re passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity.
• Comprehensive health insurance: your health comes first. With our comprehensive insurance, we’ll make sure you’re covered from head to toe.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you’re as strong mentally as you are professionally.
• Annual learning budget: because we never stop learning, we’ve set up an annual budget for your professional development—pick a learning path which contributes to your career development and we’ll back you up
  Please make sure to send your application in English, we are looking forward to it

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AT DEEPL?

Our Product Verticals are cross-functional organisations that are grouped around a specific set of products and take end-to-end responsibility for their development. As a Senior Engineering Manager for one of our Product Verticals, you will set the overall strategy, evolve the structure of the track and support the professional development of the Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers reporting to you. Your primary responsibility will be to work with your peers, Product Management and Research colleagues and the VP Engineering to drive the technical and strategic development of the track.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product Development & Strategy: Together with your research and product colleagues and key stakeholders from the leadership team, you will set the direction for product development in the track.
• Delivery & Engineering Excellence: Together with key stakeholders, you will represent the overall goals and strategic objectives of the track. You will also guide the teams in the track to deliver new features on time, maintain existing features and establish high engineering excellence metrics. You will work with your peers in the Engineering organisation to drive the organisation forward by driving initiatives and collaborating on others.
• People Leadership: You’ll inspire, develop, recruit and motivate a team of Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers, which includes establishing 1:1s with people, setting their development or improvement plans, and establishing a healthy, non-retaliatory feedback culture
• Track Management: You will be an equal partner to the track’s Group Product Manager and other colleagues, sharing responsibility for the track’s strategy, quarterly goals and business metrics. You will ensure alignment and coordination between teams within the track. You will plan and allocate the track’s engineering resources with the track’s Engineering Managers and Craft Leads (if applicable) and your manager.
• Managing growth: You enjoy navigating change and finding new solutions with your peers, manager and other stakeholders in a growing and rapidly changing environment.

Qualities we look for

• A proven track record of successful leadership in engineering roles, with significant experience of managing and scaling high performing teams.
• Profound technical background in software development and architecture
• Excellent communication skills in English to set expectations, provide feedback and collaborate with stakeholders across departments.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to align engineering efforts with overall business objectives and navigate complex technical challenges.
• A proven track record of effectively managing strategic products to increase usage and drive business objectives.
• A solution-oriented mindset coupled with continuous learning, enabling effective navigation through ambiguity and change