Senior Engineering Manager (d/f/m)

Join a lean, high-performing product engineering team that's reshaping the future of work. At Leapsome, we empower senior engineering leaders to drive impact through a unique blend of technical depth, strategic thinking, and people-first leadership.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you'll take ownership of one of our People Enablement-focused cross-functional squads, responsible for core product areas such as reviews, goals, instant feedback meetings, learning management system, and calendar integrations. This is a high-impact role that goes beyond team delivery, you’ll help shape our workflows, scale our engineering culture, and mentor fellow Engineering Managers while contributing to cross-squad leadership topics.

We’re looking for someone who combines sharp technical instincts with a strong sense for people and product. You will code alongside your team, elevate engineers and leaders around you, and act as a multiplier for productivity, alignment, and innovation across the department. You’ll guide engineers toward thoughtful, scalable decisions emphasizing simplicity & maintainability instead of over-engineering, focusing on core user challenges with a strong product engineering mindset, and planning for long-term growth. You’ll champion a culture that values asking the right questions, challenging assumptions, and developing sound judgment across the team.

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of highly capable engineers, supporting their career development, motivation, and performance

• Own the technical strategy and delivery of HRIS modules, navigating complex workflows, compliance, and scale

• Collaborate with Product, Design, Legal, and Leadership to ensure your squad delivers secure, scalable, and user-focused solutions

• Stay hands-on and contribute code regularly, especially in moments of complexity, risk, or when unblocking the team

• Drive architectural decisions, advocate for quality, and ensure consistent, pragmatic engineering practices

• Guide engineers to avoid over-engineering, prioritize high-impact solutions, and foster sustainable, scalable decision-making

• Encourage long-term thinking, clear trade-offs, and curiosity-driven problem solving

• Evolve and improve our workflows, team structure, and use of tooling (incl. AI), with a focus on productivity and sustainability

• Own communication with stakeholders, proactively aligning priorities, sharing context, and providing visibility into progress

• Shape squad rituals, performance expectations, and decision-making frameworks, balancing autonomy with alignment

• Have 6+ years of experience as a software engineer and 4+ years as an engineering manager, with a track record of growing people and delivering impactful software

• Are comfortable working across the stack and willing to dive into code when necessary

• Have led teams working on transactional, compliance-sensitive systems (e.g. HRIS, payroll, finance, SaaS platforms)

• Combine technical depth with a passion for people leadership and coaching

• Demonstrate strategic thinking, strong prioritization, and the ability to communicate with clarity across levels

• Are experienced in collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and driving alignment

• Guide engineers to develop strong judgment around complexity, scalability, and long-term value creation

• Value product thinking, enjoy solving real user problems, and don’t wait to be told what to build

• Bring a mindset of pragmatic excellence, knowing when to ship and when to refactor

• Approach challenges with curiosity and humility, always open to learning from others and excited by Leapsome's mission to make work more meaningful