Software Engineering Manager

Location: Europe, Middle East, and Africa including Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Etc. Due to our compensation strategy, we are not considering applicants from high-cost-of-living locations such as Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics, and the UK.

About the job

Testlio is the originator of fused software testing, a unique approach to testing that combines humans and machines to help digital innovators deliver quality products at scale. In any location. On any device. In any language. Via any payment method. The company is distributed by design, with full-time people worldwide and part-time freelancers in over 150 countries. Clients include Amazon, Athenahealth, Microsoft, the NBA, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, Wayfair, and many more. Collectively, they have awarded us an industry-leading 4.7 G2 rating. To learn more, visit www.testlio.com.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of Software Engineers and Data Scientists in delivering solutions that harness data & the latest AI advancements to generate measurable business impacts, ensuring our leadership in quality software testing services. This role reports to the VP of Engineering.

Why you will love this job?

• Shape the future of testing with AI: Be at the forefront of innovation, building solutions that harness the power of AI to automate tasks, generate valuable insights, and drive testing efficiency.
• Impactful Leadership: Direct a team dedicated to improving coding standards, test coverage, and product quality, ensuring our software meets the highest industry standards.
• Make a tangible impact: Your work directly influences the success of our clients and the quality of their digital products. See your contributions translated into real-world improvements that benefit millions of users.

Why you will love being a part of Testlio?

• A true sense of belonging: the TestLion Pride is a global community of like-minded people who live Testlio’s six values every day.
• Growth through learning: knowledge exchange and learning are central to working at Testlio. You’ll find that motivated, experienced TestLions with diverse backgrounds can always introduce you to new perspectives.
• Enable human possibilities: your work at Testlio has a larger purpose. As a TestLion you will not only help our customers create well-built digital experiences for their users, but also create opportunities for Testlio's freelance network, and support social impact programs like Ignite.
• Freedom to roam: Testlio is a global company that embraces flexibility while setting standards to help you succeed in a remote environment by having clear expectations for working hours and communication. We look for opportunities to create engagement with TestLions around the world and we want to make sure you can take time off from work to rest. We honor national holidays in your home nation and provide a generous number of days off, including personal wellness days.
• Winning business: Testlio is growing, profitable, and cash-strong. We are leading our industry with exceptional clients who provide us with a high NPS score and a 4.7 rating on G2. Our business model is global, enterprise, and subscription-based, with 85%+ of our revenue recurring. Several of our largest clients have been with us for 7+ years and many spend $500K+/year with Testlio.
• Proven client results: Testlio’s people + software solutions expand testing coverage, improve release velocity, and contain quality assurance costs. Our unique approach (“fused software testing”) merges automated + manual testing, on-demand + dedicated resources, and quality + operations systems to unlock new levels of quality engineering value.
• Great culture: Testlio’s is female-founded and is 46% women. Our purpose, vision, and values help drive positive mindsets and behaviors. People like working with each other and love the global scale of the company. We move fast and empower people on the frontlines to make decisions and own initiatives.
• Investment in you: Testlio is a global company and we’ve created a few benefits that are available regardless of your location. In addition to the paid time off mentioned above, you can reimburse up to $300/yr for learning, you will receive stock options and an equipment policy with Testlio contributing to the bulk of the cost with regular equipment update intervals.

What would your day look like?

As a Software Engineering Manager, your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Leading a team of Engineers and Data Scientists to deliver AI-driven solutions, fostering a culture of innovation and high standards.
• Managing Scrum rituals, backlog grooming, and technical designs, ensuring processes are both efficient and effective.
• Engaging in deep dives on production defects, from root-cause analysis to resolution, ensuring test coverage and maintaining high coding standards.
• Motivating, coaching, and developing team members. Developing best practices to enhance productivity and nurture AI-augmented engineering skills.
• Ensure accurate data collection and utilize data-driven insights to inform key decisions and optimize team performance.
• Conducting PR reviews, developing cross-training plans to eliminate knowledge silos, and fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

What do you need to succeed?

Technical Skills

• A university degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of experience in leading & motivating a team of 5+ software engineers, fostering a positive and productive work environment, using agile methodologies.
• 5-10 years of full-stack coding experience, building performant, scalable, and modern cloud-native applications.
• Strong affinity with our tech stack of React, TypeScript, NodeJS, Graphql, MySQL, PHP, Python, AWS, Kafka, Redis
• AI/ML experience is a plus

Human Skills

• Fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized & thorough. Committed to quality, with a meticulous approach to ensuring standards and processes are met or exceeded.
• Growth Catalyst. Passionate about developing team productivity and technical excellence, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Results-oriented, with data-driven decision-making and a focus on delivering impactful outcomes.
• Preference for a remote working environment, to lead a distributed team in the EMEA timezone.

What is the Candidate Consideration Process

We seek to hire individuals who will be excited about their role and have the potential to grow with Testlio. Since we are 100% distributed, it’s important for us to provide you the opportunity to meet with multiple stakeholders throughout the organization. This gives you insight into the role and a chance to interact with future peers. Our interview process can take about 3 to 4 weeks to complete as we want to ensure a great fit for everyone.

• Application
• Recruiter interview
• Multipart TestGorilla assessment
• Coding exercise
• Hiring manager interview
• 2-4 Team and Stakeholder interviews
• Hiring manager additional conversations
• Reference checks
• Offer and background check

Diversity and Inclusion

Testlio is an equal-opportunity employer deeply committed to creating an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are female-founded and 46% of our team identifies as women. See the DEI section of our website for more information.