Nexthink is hiring an

Engineering Manager

Lausanne, Switzerland
Full-Time

We are looking for an Engineering Manager with a fervent desire to learn and innovate. You challenge the status quo, and you are resolved to help Nexthink stay on the leading edge of the digital employee experience.

As an Engineering Manager, you play a key role in guiding one of the engineering teams that are at the heart of Nexthink’s solution. To be successful in this role, you need a deep mix of management and technical skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment, going from high-level strategy roadmap and architecture to implementation details. We are looking for an outcome (as opposed to output) oriented professional.

  • Build a high-performing engineering team by attracting and retaining the highest quality talent, onboarding, coaching, performance improvement, and career progression of the engineers.
  • Drive and direct the engineering processes, architecture, and technical roadmap within the team in alignment with the Engineering management team.
  • Oversee the technical debt, security, quality, and technical decisions with proficiency and in a structured manner.
  • Evangelize, drive, and continuously improve our agile methodologies for software development to continue building our product iteratively and in a lean way.
  • Instill Nexthink values as a building foundation for your team
  • Work with the Product Management and UX teams to help write user stories, build an effective product roadmap with your technical inputs, and ensure smooth and close collaboration with the engineers from discovery to delivery.
  • Ensure coordination and full alignment between different agile teams across multiple locations as well as cross-department collaboration such as Marketing, sales, HR, or customer success.
  • Ability to contribute technically within the team as required by bringing your experience in architectural decisions, code reviews, prototypes, and codebase.
  • Own problems from end-to-end, manage complexity, and interact directly with stakeholders to understand and minimize any impact to the business.
  • Foster a culture of integrity, mutual respect, and collaborative decision-making.
  • B.S. or Master in Computer Science with previous experience and exemplary track record in a similar management role, building from scratch and directing engineering teams in an Agile environment
  • Experience dealing with internationally distributed teams with the ability to work in a multicultural and hypergrowth paced environment, managing appropriately cultural gaps and embracing change
  • Robust knowledge around the technology stack and processes for full-stack development, microservices, and cloud architecture and deployment
  • Prior experience as a software engineer or architect with a exemplary understanding of coding, software architectures and with the ability to discuss technical details and provide insightful inputs
  • Experience collaborating with the product managers and engineers to align product and engineering roadmaps to generate the highest business value
  • Experience in guiding, managing, coaching, and mentoring software engineers towards delivering timely and high-quality software while growing them to the next level
  • Well-developed ‘get things done’ mindset, willing to do what it takes to get concrete outcomes
  • Profound know-how in agile practices and frameworks
  • Teamwork and collaboration are part of your DNA
  • Impressive communication skills with proficiency in English (spoken and written)
  • Enthusiasm to learn new technologies and work in a close-knit team to find new and better ways to serve the needs of the business

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Join us, and let's shape the future together! 🌟

We believe actions are stronger than words when it comes to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace. Nexthinkers are multinational and multilingual, and come from all walks of life. We are committed to hiring a genuinely representative workforce that can create solutions and foster innovation for the modern digital employee experience.

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