Engineering manager

About Fulcrum: We’re a team of tech-savvy, creative & passionate IT professionals. We’ve created a vibrant and performance-driven culture for ourselves where everyone is free to think & act outside the box. There are literally no limits to what you can do here, as long as we WOW our clients and OVER deliver what we promise.

We are now looking for an Engineering manager to join our team

Core mission of the role is to be the quality and process backbone for all Product Tech teams at Fulcrum. Ensure every team follows best practices, delivers on schedule, adopts AI-powered workflows, and maintains engineering excellence — without micromanaging day-to-day execution.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery & process control

• monitor overall health of AI projects (velocity, quality, blockers, timelines) and intervene early when needed

• review and approve ключові технічні deliverables (architecture, APIs, security, DB, deployment)

• define and enforce engineering processes (code reviews, CI/CD, testing, documentation, AI tooling)

• approve presale development plans (architecture, stack, team, estimates)

• approve discovery setup (processes, cadence, risks, tooling, acceptance criteria)

• establish and maintain cross-project engineering standards

Ai process & innovation

• drive adoption of AI dev tools and measure impact (Claude, Codex, agents)

• evaluate new AI requirements (feasibility, effort, risks, approach)

• identify and внедряти AI-driven process improvements (automation, testing, monitoring, docs)

• oversee custom agent development (quality, value, best practices)

• track and evaluate new AI/ML technologies, maintain internal knowledge base

People & education

• lead internal AI education (workshops, materials, onboarding)

• support engineer growth via feedback and skill gap identification

• participate in hiring and technical assessments for AI roles

• run mentorship initiatives for AI skill development

Requirements

Engineering & delivery

• 2+ years managing engineering teams or overseeing multi-project delivery

• 5+ years in IT (any relevant roles)

• proven track record of shipping production systems on time and within scope

AI / ml expertise

• hands-on experience with AI/ML projects (LLMs, agents, vector DBs, prompt engineering)

• understanding of agentic systems, model behavior, and AI-specific risks

Architecture & process

• ability to review and challenge architecture, tech stack, APIs, DB, and security decisions

• strong experience defining and enforcing engineering processes (CI/CD, code reviews, testing, documentation)

Collaboration & communication

• strong cross-team communication (CTO, POs, designers, engineers)

• ability to translate technical decisions into business impact

People & leadership -experience mentoring engineers, running knowledge sharing, and supporting hiring

AI-powered workflows -hands-on use of AI dev tools (Claude, Codex, Copilot, etc.) and understanding of productivity impact

Presale & discovery -experience validating technical feasibility, estimates, and discovery setup

Quality & security

• understanding of testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E, AI validation)

• awareness of security, compliance, and responsible AI practices

Tech stack awareness - solid understanding of modern stack (TypeScript, React, Node, Docker, PostgreSQL) with ability to review code

Nice to have

• experience building or orchestrating AI agents / multi-agent systems

• familiarity with vector DBs, RAG pipelines, or open-source AI frameworks

• DevOps / platform engineering experience (CI/CD, monitoring, infra)

• experience in outsourcing/agency environments

• strong product sense and technical documentation skills

KPI & Success metrics

Delivery & quality

• 90%+ on-time delivery across AI projects

• 30% reduction in post-release defects

• all PRs reviewed within 24h, zero critical issues from unreviewed code

Process & compliance

• 100% adherence to defined engineering processes

• stable sprint velocity and predictable delivery

AI adoption & efficiency

• 80%+ of engineers actively using AI dev tools

• measurable productivity improvements from AI workflows

Presale accuracy

• estimates within ±15% of actual delivery timelines

Knowledge & enablement

• regular knowledge-sharing workshops (2+/month) + actual AI handbook

Team health

• engineering NPS ≥ 8 (process, support, enablement)

Hiring process

• Recruiter interview (40 min)

• Technical interview

• Reference check

• Final interview with CTO

  
  
  What we offer:
  
  - Flexible schedule & opportunity to work remotely
  - Friendly & open team who have fun creating cool projects together;
  - Opportunity to boost your professional & personal growth;

  - Regular team gathering activities;

  - 20 business days of paid vacation + UA national holidays;
  - Medical insurance full coverage;
  - 10 + 5 days paid sick leave;

  How we operate:
  
  - We promise dramatic professional growth & interesting work
  - Bring ideas that will change how Fulcrum operates, and you will receive our gratitude and rewards
  - Your opinion matters. Fulcrum is not a typical ’bureaucratic company, and our employees are our core value
  - Your compensation grows with your responsibility zone
  - If something doesn’t go smoothly or can be simplified, just let us know — you are welcome to do so
  - You have a say in everything we do, starting from the roadmap, creating requirements, sprint planning, etc.
  - If you feel that everything above is about you, get in touch. We’re always glad to welcome stubborn, enthusiastic, and result-oriented buddies to our team
  
  
  
  Are you interested in working with us?
  
  LET’S MOVE THE WORLD TOGETHER!