Job Description

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for an Engineering Team Leader in France.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of engineering execution, team development, and modern AI-driven software delivery. You will lead a small, high-performing team of engineers while actively contributing to product development and technical decision-making. The role blends people leadership with hands-on engineering, requiring you to shape team dynamics, ensure delivery excellence, and foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. You will also play a key role in evolving how engineering work is delivered through automation and agentic workflows, helping teams move faster while maintaining strong reliability and quality standards. Operating in a fully remote, global environment, you will collaborate across product and engineering functions while driving both technical and organizational maturity. This position is ideal for a senior engineer-turned-leader who thrives in autonomy, systems thinking, and building high-trust teams.

Accountabilities:

• Lead and manage a small engineering team (3–5 engineers), ensuring high-quality delivery, healthy team dynamics, and strong technical execution.
• Balance hands-on engineering work with leadership responsibilities, spending part of your time actively contributing to product development.
• Own hiring, onboarding, and continuous development of engineers within your team, supporting both performance and career growth.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching, and mentorship to help engineers improve and reach their full potential.
• Drive team planning, prioritization, and execution with a strong focus on delivery efficiency and product outcomes.
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the team, ensuring alignment with stakeholders and clear communication of progress and challenges.
• Define and implement modern engineering workflows using AI and agentic systems to improve speed, quality, and scalability of delivery.
• Introduce verification mechanisms such as testing, evaluation, and guardrails to ensure reliable and secure software systems.
• Collaborate across teams to improve engineering processes, system design, and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing at least 2–5 engineers with formal responsibility for performance and delivery.
• Strong backend engineering background with experience in production systems (Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby, or functional programming is a plus).
• Demonstrated ability to ship secure, scalable, and reliable software systems in complex environments.
• Experience designing or adopting automation, workflow orchestration, or agentic systems, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong systems thinking ability, including breaking down complex problems into clear specifications and executable plans.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to align engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Strong leadership mindset with the ability to coach, inspire, and develop high-performing teams.
• High level of ownership, autonomy, and execution focus in fast-paced environments.
• Understanding of modern engineering best practices including testing, observability, and operational excellence.
• Strong interest in AI-driven development workflows and automation tools.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership, collaboration, and fostering healthy team culture.

Benefits:

• Fully remote global work environment with asynchronous flexibility.
• Competitive salary with equity/stock option opportunities.
• Flexible working hours supporting work-life balance.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Mental health support and wellness programs.
• Home office setup and equipment budget.
• Learning and professional development budget.
• Annual off-sites and team gatherings in international locations.
• Strong autonomy, ownership, and impact-driven culture.
• Opportunity to shape next-generation engineering workflows powered by AI and automation.

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether?
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