Engineering Manager - Software Engineering (f/m/d)

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  "id": "2575871",
  "name": "Engineering Manager - Software Engineering (f/m/d)",
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  "schedule": "full-time",
  "createdAt": "2026-03-25T08:51:38+00:00",
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  "department": "Engineering",
  "occupation": "general_and_other_it_software",
  "subcompany": "HOLOPLOT GmbH",
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    {
      "name": "The ideal candidate is",
      "value": "<p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">We are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives on building high-performing teams, stays connected to the technical craft, takes ownership for both people and outcomes, and helps shape the software development organization as we grow.</span></p><br><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">The Matrix Array is a new type of sound system built around precise, software-defined control of sound in three dimensions - grounded in physics and implemented through a combination of custom hardware and purpose-built software. HOLOPLOT deployed Matrix Arrays in various venues, including the world’s most advanced entertainment venue - the Sphere in Las Vegas (currently also the world's largest audio installation in entertainment). More recently, the X2 was introduced: a smaller form factor aimed at speech intelligibility applications.</span></p><br><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Systems at that scale demand engineering across every layer of the stack. Each loudspeaker runs distributed DSP processing onboard, coordinated by on-premises Kubernetes clusters that manage hundreds of devices simultaneously, with cloud services handling remote monitoring and configuration on top, all configured by CAD-like planning software on the desktop. The teams working on this span embedded Linux, Go backend services, Vue/TypeScript web applications, C++/Rust desktop software, and audio plugins across VST, AU, and AAX formats.</span></p>"
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    {
      "name": "Your role and responsibilities",
      "value": "<p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">You will manage multiple software engineers across all disciplines (backend, frontend, embedded, desktop, test) who are individual contributors or tech leads in mission-driven product development teams. You report to the Head of Software Engineering.</span></p><h3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#434343;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Build and grow the teams</span></h3><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Foster a highly engaged engineering team through regular, thoughtful 1-on-1s, effective retrospectives, and proactive identification and addressing of sources of dissatisfaction.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Be accountable for successfully onboarding new engineers, ensuring new engineers become productive and integrated quickly.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Actively develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and targeted growth opportunities aligned with both individual aspirations and company needs.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Set clear performance expectations and hold a high bar - delivering regular, direct feedback - both praise and course corrections.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">When the need arises: together with Tech Leads, identify hiring needs and drive the recruiting process.</span></p></li></ul><h3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#434343;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Drive engineering success</span></h3><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Partner closely with Product to maintain alignment and momentum around established goals and priorities.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Be an enabler for the product teams you support: remove technical obstacles, assist with technical decisions, and maintain high team health.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Together with Tech Leads and the Head of Software Engineering, drive a culture of technical excellence and establish best practices across the organization.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Ensure sustainable high team performance by balancing ambitious goals,, quality, and team health over time.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Identify and lead improvement initiatives - both within individual teams and across the software development organization.</span></p></li></ul><h3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#434343;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Stay connected to the craft</span></h3><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Spend 20-30% of your time contributing hands-on as a developer within one of the cross-functional teams. Team assignment may rotate.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Maintain a holistic understanding of the full product and technology landscape at HOLOPLOT - from how a system is configured to how audio reaches the audience - so you can connect the dots and keep development on track.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Set up and guide smaller workgroups for cross-stack tasks, and connect the right people to tackle them efficiently.</span></p></li></ul><h3 style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:13.999999999999998pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#434343;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Foster a healthy organization</span></h3><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Shape a productive work environment by championing collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement within the broader software development organization.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Lead by example with a pragmatic, hands-on, \"can-do\" mindset, never shying away from getting your hands dirty.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Create an environment where engineers can do their best work, even under pressure - calm, focused, and intentional.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Inspire trust, ownership, and accountability across teams.</span></p></li><li style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"><p style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\">Be proactive and motivate the people around you to take strong action. But also be calm and conscious.</span></p></li></ul>"
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