EM or Head of Engineering role with a real team (4+ engineers) from day one. I want to shape how the team works — processes, culture, delivery. Access to product and business decisions matters. Remote, B2B contract. Company 30–150 people.
Open to opportunities
Mikhail Hubski
@mikhailhubski
Engineering Manager improving predictable delivery, quality, and retention for distributed DevOps and test automation teams.
PolandWhat I'm looking for
I’ve led delivery and people for teams at Grid Dynamics, including a distributed 4–7 engineer group building internal DevOps and test automation for a large e-commerce platform. I improved delivery predictability by ~30–40% and cut post-release defects by ~50% by introducing structured planning, backlog grooming, early QA involvement, and end-to-end testing.
Before that, at LeverX, I built people practices for a 15-engineer department—1:1s, performance reviews, career paths, skill matrices, and succession planning—and reorganized roles to enable 8+ role-level progressions. I’ve also worked as a Software Engineer at Itexus, rescuing a failing production project and supporting pre-sales through requirement clarification, estimates, and solution design.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Current
Managed a distributed team of 4-7 engineers within an enterprise internal product focused on DevOps and test automation. Improved delivery predictability by ~30-40% and reduced post-release defects by ~50%.
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Built and scaled people practices for a 15-engineer department, including performance reviews, career paths, and succession planning. Led departmental reorganization enabling 8+ role-level progressions.
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Led cross-functional teams of 2-6 engineers across full project lifecycles, ensuring predictable delivery and alignment with business objectives. Acted as delivery and technical point of contact for clients.
IT
Software Engineer
Itexus
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020 (4 years 11 months)
Rescued a failing production project and turned the customer into a long-term client. Supported pre-sales activities and mentored junior engineers.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ST
Stratoplan
Certificate, Team Leadership
Completed Team Lead Program covering expectation management, team leadership, and communication.
Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
Master of Science, Computer Science
Master of Informatics and Computer Science degree from Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Open to opportunities
Location
PolandAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
120k-180k USD
Social media
Job categories
Skills
People ManagementLine ManagementDelivery OwnershipDelivery MetricsStructured ApproachBacklog GroomingQAEnd To End TestingStakeholder CommunicationExpectation ManagementSystem ArchitectureDistributed SystemsBackend SystemsAWSKubernetesDockerCI CDPostgreSQLRedisMongoDBPythonHiringInterviewingPerformance ReviewsCareer DevelopmentSuccession PlanningCoachingMentoring and CoachingConflict ResolutionOrg DesignTeam TopologiesCross Project Resource ManagementProduct RoadmappingPrioritizationcapacity managementRisk ManagementLoops
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