Engineering Manager (Hands-on, Node & React, Headless API)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager (Hands-on, Node & React, Headless API) in Europe.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on engineering leader to shape the technical direction of a fast-growing SaaS platform. You will combine coding expertise with team leadership to build scalable, fault-tolerant systems and headless APIs used by developers worldwide. The role offers the chance to make high-impact decisions, mentor a growing engineering team, and work closely with executive leadership to translate strategy into action. You will operate in a fully remote, high-trust environment with the autonomy to experiment, innovate, and drive improvements while maintaining near-100% system uptime. Ideal candidates are pragmatic, collaborative, and capable of balancing rapid delivery with long-term system reliability. This position also carries potential CTO scope for candidates with the right experience and aspirations.

Accountabilities

• Lead by example, coding daily and shipping production-quality features.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant systems and APIs.
• Set and own technical direction, architecture, and system reliability.
• Make pragmatic decisions balancing innovation, risk, and uptime.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to align product strategy with technical execution.
• Dive into customer issues and provide hands-on solutions when necessary.
• Mentor and grow a small engineering team (2–4 engineers), fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with proven impact at senior levels.
• Strong expertise in software design, architecture, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on coding proficiency with NodeJS, React, Firebase, and API-driven architectures.
• Deep understanding of software quality practices, including testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote-first, asynchronous environment.
• Pragmatic problem-solving mindset, balancing speed, quality, and maintainability.

Benefits

• 100% remote work with ultimate flexibility to work from anywhere.
• High autonomy with freedom to experiment and influence technical decisions.
• Lean processes with minimal bureaucracy, enabling focus on building and delivering impact.
• Small, friendly, and collaborative team environment with peer knowledge-sharing.
• Access to a global SaaS community of 350+ professionals across 21 brands.
• Flexible time off to recharge and maintain work-life balance.
• Opportunity to grow into CTO responsibilities depending on experience and aspirations.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role.
Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!