Hackstack.
Hackstack.
Hackstack. is an engineer-led, open-source talent collective working to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty. In the recruitment and B2B space, it connects experienced engineers specializing in cloud and infrastructure technologies—including Kubernetes, NixOS, Rust, Go, eBPF, Terraform, WireGuard, Prometheus, ArgoCD, Cilium, GitOps, Zero Trust, and WebAssembly—with European cloud providers, platform engineering teams, infrastructure companies, public-sector technology groups, and open-source organizations. Its approach centers on practical technical assessment rather than CV keywords, alongside community-led stewardship and long-term, ethical working relationships focused on resilient digital infrastructure.

Hands-On Engineering Manager — Remote in Germany

Lead and support an engineering team while contributing directly to architecture, code reviews, and software delivery. The role combines people leadership with hands-on technical work across digital software products at Hackstack.

Description

  • Lead the engineering team across technical direction and organizational responsibilities
  • Set clear priorities, clarify ownership, and drive reliable execution
  • Make architecture decisions, review code, shape technical concepts, and implement solutions directly
  • Turn business needs into practical technical delivery plans
  • Maintain clear visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies
  • Partner closely with Product, Business, and executive leadership
  • Represent Engineering in important cross-functional decisions
  • Hold regular 1:1s, give actionable feedback, and support developers’ professional and personal growth
  • Build effective development processes, release practices, team rituals, and incident-response workflows
  • Contribute to hiring, team development, and a strong engineering culture
  • Challenge requirements thoughtfully while keeping technical feasibility central to prioritization

Requirements

  • Bring at least five years of professional software development experience
  • Have led developers or provided technical direction in a role such as Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, Senior Engineer with team responsibility, Founding Engineer, or an equivalent position
  • Remain willing to contribute technically through hands-on engineering work
  • Understand modern backend architecture, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and production-ready software development
  • Experience with Python or similar backend technologies is helpful but not mandatory
  • Experience with AI products, automation, data-driven workflows, or modern AI integrations is advantageous
  • Communicate clearly and reliably with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Demonstrate sound judgment and take ownership of execution
  • Be fluent in German and English

Benefits

  • Earn €85,000–€100,000 annually, with scope for higher compensation based on seniority and impact
  • Receive fair bonus opportunities
  • Work within an established remote culture across Germany
  • Benefit from flexible working structures
  • Collaborate with experienced senior engineering teams
  • Take on substantial responsibility without unnecessary corporate bureaucracy
  • Combine engineering leadership with hands-on technical contribution

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