Hybrid Engineering Manager, Platform

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About the role

  • Engineering Manager leading Platform and Firmware teams at Fresco in Madrid. Ensuring sustainable business value and team alignment with product roadmap through strong leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Guide career development, performance management, and promotion processes for direct reports
  • Partner with VP of Engineering and the Platform Principal Engineer on headcount planning, recruitment, and onboarding
  • Oversee team delivery against objectives, ensuring alignment with the product and system roadmap
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, and support team members’ growth and well-being
  • Foster technical collaboration and decision-making across teams and with other stakeholders
  • Serve as a communication bridge, cascading company goals and feedback across levels
  • Protect team time, reduce distractions, and advocate for healthy team dynamics and culture
  • Monitor and improve team productivity and performance through meaningful metrics
  • Collaborate with other engineering leads and people managers to align ways of working
  • Contribute technically when needed (0–20% of time), including acting as Team Lead in transitional periods
  • Lead and refine development processes, team rituals, and delivery workflows
  • Champion team visibility, recognition, and cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in backend software development, specially using the Python ecosystem
  • Experience on embedded systems, firmware or system-level software development is a plus
  • 3+ years of people management experience, having led engineering teams of at least 5 to 10 engineers
  • Familiarity with software engineering principles, developer experience, and observability for platform reliability
  • Background in industries such as IoT, automotive, or industrial systems where firmware and platform integration are critical is a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive, market driven salaries
  • Equity
  • Hybrid working model
  • Diversity of ideas
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Engineering Manager, Platform

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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