About the company
Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core.
Responsibilities
- Coach and mentor engineers, fostering their growth and career development.
- Drive recruitment efforts and ensure successful onboarding for new team members.
- Conduct performance reviews, track individual development plans, and provide regular feedback.
- Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to define team objectives and OKRs.
- Enable the team to take ownership of the software delivery lifecycle and drive continuous improvement.
- Facilitate discussions and decision-making processes within the team, resolving conflicts when necessary.
- Coordinate with Product, UX and other engineering teams to deliver on shared goals.
- Champion AI-assisted development, code generation and agentic coding workflows to accelerate delivery across the team.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and promote a culture of learning within the team.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of the Engineering Management group.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience as an Engineering Manager, Technical Lead or equivalent leadership position, with a clear servant-leadership and empowering management style.
- Deep, hands-on experience building and shipping mobile applications in a commercial setting, ideally apps you have helped launch and scale.
- Strong product mindset, comfortable collaborating with Product and UX on discovery and shaping outcomes, not just executing requirements.
- Backend and cloud literacy sufficient to lead the Platform team (backend, API, AWS).
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development, code generation and agentic coding workflows to accelerate delivery.
- Strong communicator across technical and non-technical audiences, comfortable adopting language based on the room.
- Comfortable working in an Agile setup (Scrum or Kanban), facilitating ceremonies and supporting the team through change.
Conditions
- Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
- Flexi-office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility.
- Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home.
- Health and Wellbeing: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can focus on your mental and physical wellbeing.
- Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development.
- Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer recognition programme.