Engineering Manager

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

XTM International, a global leader in localization technology and the parent company of Transifex, is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager. This role is crucial for leading one or more cross-functional Scrum teams, taking full ownership of their technical delivery and day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on leadership position, requiring approximately 30% of your time to be dedicated to active codebase contribution, with the remaining 70% focused on coaching, mentoring, and enabling a high-performing, empowered team. You will collaborate closely with Product and other stakeholders to ensure engineering efforts align with company goals, while also setting technical direction and upholding high-quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of software engineers across multiple Scrum teams.
• Culture Development: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, ownership, and learning within the Engineering function.
• Team Growth: Support and develop team members through regular 1:1s, feedback, mentorship, and career development planning.
• Talent Acquisition: Partner with the HR team to recruit top engineering talent and build diverse, inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with senior engineering leadership to define and execute the Engineering Roadmap.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure high standards of engineering practices and delivery processes across teams.
• Process Improvement: Identify and address technical or operational challenges, driving improvements in onboarding, documentation, SDLC, and overall developer experience.
• Communication: Facilitate communication of company vision and Engineering goals, ensuring alignment and promoting autonomy within teams.
• Technical Direction: Contribute to the technical direction and roadmap in collaboration with other Engineering Managers and the Director of Engineering.
• Team Culture: Promote a positive and inclusive team culture that encourages knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and psychological safety.
• Code Contribution: Contribute to code implementation and reviews, especially during critical phases.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: 2+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role (e.g., Engineering Manager or Tech Lead).
• Technical Foundation: Strong foundation in software engineering and software delivery lifecycle (SDLC).
• Core Technologies: Hands-on experience with Java and Spring development.
• Familiarity (Plus): Familiarity with React, AWS, and microservice architectures is a strong plus.
• Talent Management: Proven experience hiring, developing, and retaining diverse technical talent.
• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Product Collaboration: Experience working closely with product managers and other business stakeholders.
• Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Language Proficiency: Proficient in English, both written and spoken. Fluency in Polish is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience in organizations transitioning from monolithic systems to microservices.
• Background in operating within regulated, enterprise, or high-scale environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.

Company Information

XTM International is a leading provider of translation management software (TMS). The company's cloud-based platform helps businesses streamline their translation processes and improve efficiency. XTM International has acquired Transifex, an innovative SaaS-based Localization & Translation Management Platform. Transifex provides the required connectivity and advanced AI capabilities to help customers easily and continuously translate digital content across various platforms, including SaaS, software, websites, mobile apps, games, and videos.

Our Technology Stack: XTM builds and maintains a complex web-based system composed of around 70 Java applications, including a large monolith and numerous microservices. Our backend primarily leverages Java technologies such as Spring, Java EE, Struts2, and Hibernate. On the frontend, we use AngularJS and React. Our system is deployed on Apache Tomcat containers.