Engineering Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Engineering Leadership role at Pigment. France · full-time · €80,000–€140,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Turn product needs into straightforward software designs, then implement and ship the code
- Coach up to six engineers, clarify expectations and exchange feedback in regular one-to-ones
- Help direct reports map career growth and join managers making performance-related decisions
- Partner with other managers on projects that shape engineering practices and team structure
What you bring
- Senior-level software engineering experience on a live product, usually around seven to eight years
- At least two to three years of experience managing people
- Experience designing object-oriented software with Java, Python or another listed language
- You can communicate fluently in English
Who this fits
This suits a senior engineer splitting time between software development and managing engineers, with management work taking up to half the role. You may coach up to six direct reports; technical decisions sit with technical leads. The role is hybrid in France, and French is not required.
From the employer
The Opportunity
We are looking for senior software engineers who can also be people managers of other software engineers, for a share of their time (up to 50%).
On the software engineering part:
More than knowledge of a specific language or framework, we are looking for great software engineering skills:
- ability to translate functional requirements into an elegant and simple design, and then deliver the code.
We are also looking for engineers who understand the product and the customer's needs in detail and can suggest innovative ideas: in the end, it's all about delivering value to end users.
On the people management part, here is what it entails:
- coaching up to 6 direct reports (usually every 2 weeks)
- defining expectations, collecting and delivering feedback
- building career development plans (we have a skill leveling matrix)
- participating in performance-related decisions with other managers (ex: proposing and calibrating salary raises), including under-performance remediation
- (optional) leading ad hoc projects with other managers to structure engineering (ex: organize technical demos, animate an All Hands, lead evolutions to our skill leveling matrix)
In the Pigment engineering team, people managers do not have the responsibility of a particular technical domain, as this is the role of technical leads: this way, we make sure career decisions and technical choices are independent from one another.
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Who you are
In any case, you have:
- Experience as a software engineer working on a product in production - for managers specifically, this experience must be evaluated during the interview process at a “senior” level (that is, usually from 7-8 years)
- Experience in people management of at least 2-3 years,
- Proven experience designing object oriented software with languages such as C#, Java, C++, Golang, Rust, Python or Ruby (this list is not exhaustive).
- Great team spirit with a problem-solving attitude.
- A good dose of humility and the willingness to grow (no matter your seniority!).
- A fluent level of English (French is not a must).
What you will get
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family 💙
- Trust and flexible working hours
- Brand new offices in the heart of Paris, London, New York and, Toronto
- Remote-friendly environment
We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.
Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.
We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially. Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.
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