Engineering Manager

Há 2 semanas

Lisboa, Portugal Gaming1 Tempo integral

As part of its sustained growth, Gaming1 is looking for a Engineering Manager to join its team in Portugal.
An Engineering Manager (EM) leads one product engineering team and combines: Hands-on software engineering (30%-50%) People leadership and mentoring A strong focus on experimentation, quality, and short feedback loops The Engineering Manager's primary role is to create the conditions in which the team can do its best work , adapt to change, and continuously improve.
This includes evolving practices and tools over time, such as the responsible adoption of automation and AI when it brings clear value.
This is explicitly not a delivery or project management role.
It is a technical leadership role , close to the team, the code, and the product, without requiring the EM to be the most senior or specialized engineer.
YOUR ROLE As an Engineering Manager, your mission is to ensure your team: Continuously delivers the best customer experience and business value Works in short cycles Experiments, learns, and improves continuously Applies strong and pragmatic engineering practices You focus on enabling the team to succeed by setting clear expectations, fostering ownership, facilitating good decision-making, and removing impediments.
You help the team leverage modern tools and approaches , including AI-assisted engineering practices and product capabilities, when they demonstrably improve quality, speed, or customer experience.
YOUR PROFILE You: Have a strong software engineering background and are comfortable staying hands-on **%) Bring experience as an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, or senior engineer with clear people leadership impact Care deeply about engineering quality, maintainability, testing, performance, and security Work closely with Product to focus the team on customer value and outcomes, not just delivery Create a psychologically safe environment where engineers take ownership, experiment, and continuously improve Balance autonomy and alignment, enabling the team to make decisions within clear boundaries Lead through coaching, feedback, and mentoring, rather than command-and-control Are comfortable operating in short feedback loops, experimenting and learning fast Are curious and pragmatic about adopting modern tooling, automation, and AI-assisted practices when they bring real value #J-*-Ljbffr