HEY THEREAt Yazio, we help millions of users every day on their journey to healthy nutrition and greater well-being.
We're hiring a Backend Engineering Manager to lead our Backend Team, a small, senior team behind Yazio's API and all of the AI features in the app.
This role is for an engineering manager who has led a team before and enjoys helping experienced engineers take full ownership of their work, including the conversations with Product.
Let's shape the future of nutrition together and make Yazio the most successful nutrition app worldwide! This role is 100% remote and open to candidates based in Germany, Spain, Portugal or the UK.
YOUR MISSIONOur Backend Team works with the product squads across Yazio, including Monetization, Growth, Tracking Experience, Mobile Platform and Web, as well as Internal Tools and our CRM team.
As its manager, you'll give the engineers the context and support they need to own their initiatives end to end, from planning through to conversations with each squad.
In your first year, you'll:Take ownership of the team's rituals in your first couple of months (stand-ups, refinements, sprint planning, retros and a bi-weekly written sync) and keep improving how the team worksBuild close working relationships with squad leads and product managers, so backend work is part of each squad's plans from the start of the quarterOwn the team's part of our OKR process: build the quarterly roadmap with the engineers and keep progress visible to the teams that depend on itGrow the team through regular 1:1s, development goals and timely feedback, and step in early when accountability slipsHire for the team as it grows, together with our Talent Acquisition teamKeep an eye on production: when an issue or outage comes up, make sure it gets to the right person and is resolvedYOUR PROFILEYou'll thrive here if:You've led an engineering team with direct reports, and you've helped that team take on new.