Engineering Manager

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November 20

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Bitly

SaaS • Enterprise • eCommerce

Bitly is a comprehensive digital platform that specializes in URL shortening and QR Code generation to optimize brand engagement and customer connections. With customizable short links, dynamic QR Code solutions, and mobile-friendly landing pages, Bitly enables businesses to easily manage and analyze their digital interactions. Their platform integrates with multiple services and supports industries including retail, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, financial services, and education, offering scalable solutions for businesses of all sizes. With over a decade of experience, Bitly connects millions globally by enhancing communication and interaction through advanced analytics and tracking tools.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2008

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

🛍️ eCommerce

📋 Description

• Lead and develop a team of engineers through clear direction, consistent feedback, and a focus on accountability and results. • Take full ownership of your team’s outcomes, ensuring the delivery of reliable, scalable, and high-quality solutions that support the company’s growth and long-term goals. • Support engineers’ career growth by providing mentorship, identifying development opportunities, and creating space for progression within the team. • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Engineering, QA, and other cross-functional partners to align priorities, dependencies, and success measures, ensuring cohesive and impactful customer experiences. • Translate business objectives into actionable plans, making sure the team understands both the “what” and the “why.” • Maintain transparent communication on progress, risks, and trade-offs, proactively surfacing blockers and driving resolutions. • Foster a culture of ownership, empowering engineers to take initiative and make informed decisions with accountability. • Uphold high technical and quality standards, ensuring system reliability and data integrity across all processes you oversee. • Continuously improve how the team operates, refining workflows, documentation, and release practices to increase efficiency and clarity. • Lead with empathy and clarity, setting the tone for stability and confidence as priorities evolve.

🎯 Requirements

• Experienced Engineering Manager with a proven record of driving teams toward meaningful, high-quality outcomes. • Strong communicator who brings clarity to complex situations and ensures alignment across engineering, product, and business partners. • Technically fluent - you understand architecture and development trade-offs, can challenge assumptions, and speak the same language as your engineers. • Skilled at fostering ownership and accountability, helping engineers understand their impact and take initiative with confidence. • Strategic thinker who can translate business goals into technical direction, ensuring your team builds scalable and maintainable solutions. • Empathetic and inclusive leader who builds trust, encourages growth, and creates space for diverse perspectives. • Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, making thoughtful decisions, and adapting to change with resilience. • Collaborative partner who values transparency and constructive feedback as drivers of improvement. • Passionate about building scalable systems and effective teams that support great customer experiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Stock Options • 30 days paid vacation + one week company vacation in summer • Flexibility: remote-first (Bielefeld and Berlin offices available) & flexible working hours • High standard equipment (laptop. Monitors, keyboards ..) • Work from home stipend • Wifi / Internet & Cell Phone Stipend • Personal Development Budget • Fitness Membership at Urban Sports Club • Regular onsite & offsite team events • Trust based leadership • Strong feedback culture • Employee focused onboarding experience • Company sponsored volunteering opportunities (when it is safe to do so)

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