Senior Engineering Manager

Epignosis learning technologies

. Lead one of Epignosis's product engineering organisations .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeAthens • GreeceSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing software engineering teams, with a focus on coaching and developing tech leads into engineering managers. Possesses technical depth to engage in architectural decisions and effectively communicate engineering concepts to non-engineers.

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8+ Years Managing Software EngineersExperience Leading Multiple TeamsTechnical Depth in Architecture DecisionsTrack Record of Growing EngineersClear Written and Spoken English

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Hard Skills

CoachingPerformance ManagementTechnical LeadershipSystem OwnershipDelivery Management

Soft Skills

CommunicationJudgment in AmbiguityConflict Resolution

Tools & Technologies

SQLPHPPythonJavaScriptAWS

Industry Keywords

SaaSMulti-Tenant ProductsOrganisational ChangeTeam Topology Models

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJavaScriptPHPPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead one of Epignosis's product engineering organisations
Own engineering delivery for a product line in partnership with its Product counterpart
Lead several teams through tech leads and managers
Grow tech leads into engineering managers through coaching, feedback, and difficult conversations
Set and hold delivery expectations and communicate what is achievable
Own team health, including hiring, onboarding, performance, and day-to-day working conditions
Decide system ownership and resolve cross-boundary responsibilities
Balance feature delivery against platform health and make trade-offs explicit
Collaborate with engineering peers on shared services, standards, and suite architecture
Stay close to technical work by reading code, joining incidents, prototyping, and using team tools
Help shape the organisational transition from separately developed products to a connected suite

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years managing software engineers, including experience managing or coaching other leads or managers
Technical depth to engage with architecture decisions, weigh trade-offs, challenge estimates, and identify when delivery problems are design problems
Experience leading more than one team at a time in a product organisation rather than an agency or project setting
Track record of growing individuals into better engineers or leaders
Comfort with organisational ambiguity and judgement about when to add structure
Clear written and spoken English
Ability to explain engineering realities to non-engineers
Availability to work in a hybrid setup with 2–3 days per week in the Athens / Heraklion office
Nice to have: experience with team topology models
Nice to have: experience in SaaS at scale, with multi-tenant products
Nice to have: experience through organisational change
Nice to have: familiarity with SQL, PHP, Python or JavaScript-based stacks and AWS

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and bonuses; strong base pay plus performance rewards at personal, team, and company levels
Stock options for everyone
Private health coverage for every team member
Access to a nutritionist
In-house blood bank
Progressive family policy
Breakfast and catered lunch at the offices
Monthly meal allowance
OASA transport card or parking space near the office
Hybrid work from home and from the modern Athens office
Learning budget for coaching sessions, conferences, university degrees, and creative pursuits
Access to learning and collaboration across the Starttech Ventures portfolio of SaaS companies