Engineering Manager (m/f/d)

A career driven by you. Join AutoScout24 Group and experience life in the fast lane. We're not just leading the market; we're creating it. We're constantly innovating, evolving and transforming things for our customers. We're driven, ambitious and determined to do our best work, together. For a career that doesn't stand still, where you can put your ideas in the driving seat and change the way the world moves, join our international community.As an Engineering Manager, you will lead an engineering team responsible for the backend platform powering one of the Netherlands' largest automotive marketplaces. You'll lead a team of approximately 5-6 engineers (currently supported by external engineers during an ongoing platform modernization). The team owns the core backend services that power the entire platform, including:Vehicle data ingestion from hundreds of external providersBackend services and business logic powering the platformData matching, validation, enrichment and qualitySearch ranking and listing lifecycle managementClick tracking, billing logic and fraud/bot protectionPlatform reliability, operational excellence and incident managementThe team is currently modernizing its backend platform, migrating from a legacy PHP/Scala stack to Java on AWS.What you'll doLead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering teamPartner closely with Product to define priorities and successfully deliver the roadmapDrive technical excellence, engineering quality and operational maturityLead architecture and technical discussions across multiple teamsEstablish strong operational practices, including on-call processes, incident management and post-incident reviewsImprove system reliability, scalability and performance for a business-critical platformCoordinate complex initiatives involving multiple engineering teams and external dependenciesFoster a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration and continuous improvementContribute to engineering-wide initiatives across AutoScout24 GroupAI & Engineering ProductivityOperate at a high level of efficiency using modern AI-assisted development toolsCoach engineers on adopting AI to improve software quality and delivery speedAct as a role model for effective AI usage across engineering and leadership activitiesIdentify opportunities to integrate AI throughout the software development lifecycleSupport the team's AI maturity and adoption as part of its ongoing transformationTechnical environmentJava (primary language)Scala (legacy services)PHP (being phased out)AWSKafkaPostgreSQLEvent-driven architectureDistributed backend systemsWhat you'll bring3+ years of experience leading software engineering teamsStrong prior experience as a hands-on software engineerExperience building and operating large-scale backend or distributed systemsStrong background in object-oriented programming (preferably Java)Experience leading architecture and technical decision-makingExperience introducing and running operational excellence practices, including on-call rotations, incident response and postmortemsProven ability to deliver complex cross-team initiatives with multiple stakeholdersPassion for coaching engineers and building high-performing teamsExperience driving adoption of modern AI development practices within engineering teams is highly desirableA culture of growth With over 50 nationalities represented, we’re proud to welcome people of all backgrounds to our growing community. Here, you’ll have the tools, training and support you need to work in a way that suits you, learn new skills and reach your potential. For a career where you can drive our business and shape your future, apply now.