Hybrid Software Engineering Manager

at Teya

• Job title: Software Engineering Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: JavaScript, Kotlin, Node.js, PHP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Prague, Czech

About the role

• Engineering Manager at Storyous responsible for leading software teams and overseeing project delivery in a fintech environment. Engaging in mentorship, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a feature team of backend, frontend and mobile engineers
• Manage team performance, development, and career growth through regular feedback, coaching, and structured reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, compliance, and engineering to deliver features that enhance onboarding efficiency while maintaining regulatory integrity.
• Drive high standards for clean architecture, security, automation, and maintainability across the codebase.
• Own team delivery, system reliability, and continuous improvement of development processes.
• Contribute to roadmap definition.
• Mentor engineers on advanced technical and architectural decisions, empowering them to solve complex challenges independently.
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and capacity planning to scale the team effectively.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience managing engineers, including performance and career development.
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, ideally full stack with Node.js, PHP, Kotlin, or similar technologies.
• Experience in systems design, especially in high-throughput, secure, or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with automation-first development principles and reducing manual, error-prone processes.
• Strong communication skills, able to articulate technical trade-offs to diverse audiences.
• Comfortable with Agile development methodologies and managing delivery in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• A pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with a bias for action and ownership.

Benefits

• 26 days of vacation, work from home, sick days
• Benefit Plus Cafeteria
• Frequent team events and activities in and outside the office.
• Opportunity to travel to different offices across Europe.
• Fruit in the office and special coffee every day.
• Friendly, comfortable, and informal office environment.
• Flexible working hours, if it suits you and your team.