Engineering Manager

About DigisDigis is a European IT company with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide. We ensure transparency, stability, and professional growth opportunities for all our team members.About the ProjectAI-powered tourism platform for tour operators, OTAs, and travel agency chains. An entirely new way to book, experience, and visualize holiday packages is now available — designed for a new generation of travelers. It’s the only platform in the industry that allows users to seamlessly combine any experiences (such as festivals, concerts, retreats, and more) with flights and hotels, booking everything directly with maximum convenience and zero hassle.Project country and stage: Germany, ongoingTeam: 9 Engineers (BE, FE), Data Scientist, CTOProject Advantages:Join a team that operates 2–3 years ahead of the industry curve, without the burden of outdated or rigid engineering practices.High-autonomy, high-trust environment — enjoy the influence of a leadership position without being bogged down by bureaucracy.Make a significant, visible impact — shape the culture, processes, hiring, team structure, and overall platform direction.You meaningfully reduce the CTO’s operational load, which translates into real ownership and responsibility.Work in a rapidly growing domain at the intersection of Travel Tech and AI.Collaborate with a top-tier engineering team — all members are senior-level and highly independent.Responsibilities:Overseeing team well-being, performance, and professional growth of 9+ engineersLeading hiring efforts and scaling the team to 16 engineersCoordinating daily activities and ensuring cross-pod alignmentTracking project delivery to ensure on-time, high-quality outcomesRemoving obstacles and fostering team autonomyTranslating the CTO’s priorities into actionable context for engineersPreserving a high-trust, low-bureaucracy culture as the team growsMaking operational decisions, including task allocation and pod structureProviding weekly updates and reports to the CTOMust-haves:Managing engineering teams (10-20+ engineers, senior teams preferred)Servant leader mindset — You enable and remove blockers, you don’t control or micromanageStartup experience — You’ve worked in fast-moving, chaotic environments where things change quicklyComfortable with AI-augmented development — You understand AI coding tools are the future, even if you don’t code yourselfScaling experience — You’ve grown teams from 10 to 30+ while maintaining cultureUpper intermediate level of EnglishNice-to-haves:B2B SaaS or integration/API product experienceTravel/tourism industry knowledgeHired and managed engineers from multiple countries/cultures