Engineering Manager

At Preply, we are unlocking human potential through learning.

We believe learning with a great tutor is life-changing. That’s why we match online tutors from across the globe with learners and empower them to create live language classes with AI-powered tools and learning materials. This is how we deliver progress, create engagement and keep our global community of learners motivated. So far, over 32,000 tutors have given more than 15 million lessons to learners from over 175 countries.

Meet the Team

The Preply Engineering Team provides the tools to help unlock human potential through learning.

We work primarily with Python/Django to build scalable and robust applications. We implement A/B tests to prove the value of our initiatives and improve our product based on data and students and tutors feedback. As part of our commitment to ensuring high-quality products, we prioritize monitoring and metrics analysis to identify areas for optimization and ensure our services are performing at their best. 

At Preply, we release our product 50-60 times per day by leveraging top-notch CI/CD processes. As a fast-growing company we have diverse technical challenges (sometimes we even write about them on our Engineering Blog) that will allow you to develop your skills at scale. 

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our mission-critical Communications Team, responsible for Classroom and Chat, two essential components of the Preply learning experience. Classroom is our video platform that enables seamless live learning experiences for tutors and students. This platform is at the heart of our service, supporting over 2 million live classes every month and ensuring a smooth and integrated learning experience. Chat serves as a reliable and intuitive communication tool that connects tutors and students throughout their learning journey. Integrated into the Classroom, it facilitates meaningful interactions and supports over 1 million monthly active users.

This is a unique opportunity to manage a high-impact team that drives engagement, enhances user experiences, and supports our core mission of unlocking human potential through learning

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead, coach and grow a team of diverse and talented engineers, always looking for opportunities to improve performance and results.
• Set the vision for the team and create and nurture a culture of high performance.
• Identifying opportunities of high-ROI projects, aligning and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver on these projects.
• Elevate the stability and capabilities of Classroom and Chat to ensure an effective and uninterrupted learning experience.Improve engineering quality and efficiency (e.g. improve workflow, code review, etc.).
• Drive a culture of innovation, fostering the adoption of AI tools and seeking opportunities to integrate Preply’s AI products with the Classroom
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the whole company such as Product, Marketing, Engineering and Design.

What you need to succeed

• Background: Degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or a related field
• Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in building, leading, and scaling development teams
• People-Centric Approach and Team Building skills: we’re looking for a person with a passion for building strong, result-oriented teams and having a team as a main means of achieving results.
• Provide technical expertise: Driving engineering best practices, adoption of tools and alignment with architectural standards. Understanding of WebRTC protocol and experience with real-time communication platforms would be an advantage
• Results-Oriented: Driving performance. Motivate team on setting and achieving ambitious, business focused and measurable goals
• Ethical Leadership: Lead the team by example, demonstrating unwavering commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. Being a moral compass of a team, Instill a culture that values honesty, fairness, and transparency in all engineering endeavors.

You may want to know more about what we’re doing in our Engineering blog, Tech Radar